<h1>Union Budget 2025-26 Allocates Rs 41,000 Crore to Jammu and Kashmir; Mixed Reactions Over Funding and Priorities</h1> The Union Budget for 2025-26 allocates Rs 41,000.07 crore to Jammu and Kashmir, maintaining the previous year's revised estimate. The Jammu and Kashmir Police, under the Union home ministry, will receive Rs 9,325.73 crore, an increase from Rs 8,665.94 crore in 2024-25. The budget includes Rs 40,619.30 crore for central assistance, Rs 279 crore for disaster response, and Rs 101.77 crore for capital expenditure. Reactions are mixed; the Lieutenant Governor praised the budget, while opposition figures criticized it for insufficient support amid high inflation and unemployment. The budget is seen as favoring other regions politically.