Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the House that bills amounting to ₹12,561.31 crore under various heads, including gratuity, commutation, leave salary and contractor payments, have been cleared up to March 27, 2026, while GPF bills worth ₹5,821.43 crore have been settled up to December 31, 2025.
The Chief Minister was replying to a question raised by legislator Sham Lal Sharma during the Question Hour of the ongoing Budget Session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
The Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio, stated that financial liabilities of the Government in the form of bills presented at Treasuries are being cleared on a regular basis. He added that payments relating to contractors and retired employees are also processed at regular intervals.
He further informed that during the financial year (2025–26), the Government has cleared ₹2,864.14 crore in gratuity, ₹1,123.22 crore in commutation, ₹773.47 crore in leave salary and ₹7,800.58 crore in contractor bills up to March 27, 2026, while GPF claims amounting to ₹5,821.43 crore have been settled up to December 31, 2025.
The Chief Minister also clarified that allocations are made on the basis of Heads of Expenditure rather than on a divisional basis, and accordingly, payments in the Treasuries are accounted for head-wise. Legislator RS Pathania also raised a supplementary to the question.
