Brigadier (Retd) B D Mishra made the comments weeks after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that not an inch of land has been lost in the Union Territory.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved the allotment of land on a lease basis to landless individuals. The scheme, launched by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, aims to provide housing to eligible beneficiaries. The land shall be granted on a lease basis in terms of the Jammu and Kashmir Land Grants Act of 1960 and the rules made thereunder.
Delhi minister Atishi has been given the additional charge of Revenue, Planning and Finance departments following LG V K Saxena's nod to the cabinet reshuffle proposal, officials said on Friday.