Jammu, Nov 25: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today held pre-budget discussions with Finance Ministers of all States and Union Territories (with Legislature) to take their inputs and suggestions for upcoming Union budget of 2023-24 which is likely to be present in the Parliament in February next.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha represented Jammu and Kashmir in the meeting as there is no elected Government in the Union Territory and kept his view point on requirements for the UT in the next financial year’s budget.

 Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is understood to have presented in details the demands and requirements of the Union Territory and expectations from the Finance Ministry in the next year’s budget.

Jammu and Kashmir is expecting significant increase in the budget.