The decision to apply for central aid under the State Plan Assistance (SPA) scheme was taken at a high-level meeting here yesterday chaired by Roads and Buildings minister Abdul Majid Wani.
The Planning Commission has introduced SPA as a scheme of funding for states in order to achieve time-bound completion of ongoing schemes.
Terming Roads and Buildings an important sector, the minister said the government has embarked upon a plan to build more alternative road links.
He said 90 per cent work on the prestigious Mughal Road project, which will provide an alternative link between Kashmir valley and the rest of the country, has been completed while work on some vital bridges was ongoing.