New Delhi, April 4 : As many as 30,000 students benefitted from Operation Sadbhavana in the on Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. “Total 36 Army Goodwill/Army Goodwill Public Schools are being run by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir. In addition, 7 such schools are being run in Ladakh. So far, 30,000 students have benefitted from the scheme in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Currently, 14035 students are studying in these schemes,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in a written answer to MP Mahesh Paddar. Responding to another question on the quantum of money spent on Comm ty Development Projects, along with the category of projects, Rajnath Singh said that an amount of Rs 838.6 crore has been spent on Comm ty Development Projects in respect of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Operation Sadbhavana funds are being utilised for Education, Human Resource, Skill Developments, Sports, Health, National Integration, Infrastructure and Ecology and Environment. Operation Sadbhavana is a humane initiative undertaken by Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to address aspirations of people affected by scrooge of terrorism, sponsored and abetted by Pakistan. The operation has provided succour to a large section of population in Jammu and Kashmir. ASU SHK1840