New Delhi, July 31 - The Indian government is pumping in Rs.120 million into Kargil - the remote mountainous region in Jammu and Kashmir that got into Indian drawing rooms due to the 1999 conflict with Pakistan - to bring it on the tourism map.

The tourism ministry has sanctioned funds for the development of tourist facilities in Kargil, which is about 200 km from the state's summer capital Srinagar.

'The tourism ministry extends central financial assistance under the scheme of Product Infrastructure Development for Destinations and Circuits for tourism projects based on the project proposals received from them, complete in all respects, subject to inter se priority and availability of funds,' Tourism Minister Kumari Selja told parliament Friday.

The government has sanctioned around Rs.48.447 million for the development of tourist facilities in and around Kargil, Rs.24.17 million for the development of Drass-Panikhar and Rs.