Amid Cancer Burden, Jammu & Kashmir Govt Allows MLAs To Spend Rs 20 lakh On Patients With Life-Threatening Diseases

Srinagar: Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (MLAs) can now allocate Rs 20 lakh, which is equal to 6.7 per cent of Rs 3 crore annual Constituency Development Fund to poor families facing financial ordeal due to life-threatening diseases such as cancer, an order issued by the J&K government said on Monday. This comes in the wake of a rising number of cancer patients in Jammu and Kashmir, with doctors terming it as...