The Union Cabinet  has approved  special package worth  Rs. 520 crore rupees for Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for a period of five years till 2023-24 under  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission.<br />'' <br />''Briefing media after the Cabinet Meeting, Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said, this will ensure sufficient funds under the mission, as per need to the Union Territories.<br />'' <br />''He said, it  is also in line with Central Government's aim to universalize all centrally sponsored beneficiary-oriented schemes in Jammu and Kashmir and  Ladakh in a time bound manner.<br />''Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission is a centrally sponsored programme that aims at eliminating rural poverty through promotion of multiple livelihoods for the rural poor households across the country.