Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, 2019 converted the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two separate union territories, namely the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh. Governments at the helm of affairs in the erstwhile state and present union territory have prioritized infrastructure development within the state to improve connectivity, and better integrate it with the rest of India. Jammu & Kashmir is largely dependent on agriculture, handicrafts and tourism, although the lowland Jammu region has had more success at building industry.

State Summary

  • Size
    16,309 sq. miles
  • Population
    13.6 million
  • State GDP
    $25 billion (USD)
  • Legislative Assembly Seats
    N/A
  • Rajya Sabha Seats
    0
  • Lok Sabha Seats
    5
  • Party Affiliation
    President's Rule
A Kashmiri boatman stands on his boat as he waits for customers in the Dal lake in Srinagar on June 26, 2019. (Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP via Getty Images)
Indian soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence, 04 December 2003, near Baras Post on the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India some 174 kilometers north west of Srinagar. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Left: A Kashmiri boatman stands on his boat as he waits for customers in the Dal lake in Srinagar on June 26, 2019. (Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP via Getty Images)

A Kashmiri boatman stands on his boat as he waits for customers in the Dal lake in Srinagar on June 26, 2019. (Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP via Getty Images)

Right: Indian soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence, 04 December 2003, near Baras Post on the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India some 174 kilometers north west of Srinagar. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

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