News & City12 Nov 20262

J&K Spent ₹3,367 Crore of a ₹5,166 Crore Capital Fund. How SASCI Works and What Is Due by March 2027

A review chaired by CM Omar Abdullah put SASCI spending at ₹3,367.64 crore of ₹5,166.46 crore. Here is what the scheme funds and which deadlines follow.

JammuBeat Team

J&K Spent ₹3,367 Crore of a ₹5,166 Crore Capital Fund. How SASCI Works and What Is Due by March 2027Image Source: Photo: Greater Kashmir

₹3,367.64 crore spent, against ₹5,166.46 crore allocated. Those are the 2025-26 figures presented at a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Jammu on 10 November, covering the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI). The review covered Public Works, Jal Shakti, Youth Services and Sports, Power Development, and Housing and Urban Development.

What is SASCI?

As its full name says, the scheme is special assistance to states for capital investment, that is, money for building assets rather than running costs. According to the reports, J&K's allocation covers four buckets: untied funds, shares for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), incentive-based allocations, and a disaster-management component.

The numbers in the review

  • 2025-26: ₹5,166.46 crore allocated; ₹3,367.64 crore spent.
  • Disaster component: the State Executive Committee approved ₹1,416 crore for post-disaster needs assessment, against an NDMA ceiling of ₹1,534.58 crore; ₹424.79 crore is proposed for immediate release.
  • 2026-27, Part-I untied funds: ₹811 crore (₹541 crore current-year plus ₹270 crore carried forward), with a ₹608 crore spending target to qualify for the second instalment.
  • Part-II (CSS): ₹116 crore received, 66% of the ₹176 crore sought for ten major schemes.
  • Incentive pool: ₹2,890.51 crore, linked to reforms in mining, financial management, capital expenditure, livestock and Right of Way rules.

What has to happen next

The directives reported: use approved Part-I funds in full by March 2027 to qualify for the second instalment; meet revised deadlines for the 2025-26 disaster component; prepare sector-wise damage assessments before the Inter-Ministerial Central Team visit; and build a shelf of encumbrance-free projects by March 2027 so tendering can start in 2027-28. Departments were also told to comply with PFMS uploads and close Single Nodal Agency bank accounts for centrally sponsored schemes.

The reports do not break the spending down project by project, so which Jammu roads, water schemes or sports grounds are covered is not stated. Readers who want to follow what the current budget pays for can see our budget calendar explainer.

Sources: Greater Kashmir; The Tribune.

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