In Jammu and Kashmir an amount of 472.42 crore rupees has been earmarked for the construction of 1788 new Panchayat Ghars and repairing 1603 existing ones . This information was given at a high level meeting chaired by J&K Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats , Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar in Jammu. The Minister said that since 3-tier Panchayat system is going to be put into place, there was an urgent need to have Panchayat buildings constructed, which would be named as Apna Panchat Ghar. He directed the officers to speed up the same so that the requisite additional infrastructure is provided to different Panchayats. The meeting was told that contribution from MGNREGA for the construction of these 1788 Panchayat Ghars would be Rs. 20 lakh per unit and Rs. 2 lakh would be spent on repair of 1603 Panchayat Ghars respectively. It was also informed that land would be purchased for construction of 888 Panchayat Ghars in respect of those Halqa Panchayats which do not have land.