Union govt allocates Rs.1000 crores to LWE affected states: Odisha gets Rs 57.14 cr

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The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh chairing a meeting of the High Level Committee (HLC), in New Delhi on January 06, 2016. The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh, the Vice-Chairman NITI Aayog, Shri Arvind Panagariya, the Union Home Secretary, Shri Rajiv Mehrishi and senior officers of the Ministries of Home, Finance and Agriculture are also seen.

New Delhi, Jan 6: The Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh approved the State wise allocation of Additional Central Assistance (ACA) of Rs.1000 crores to 35 worst LWE affected districts in seven states.

Out of these 35 districts, there are 16 affected districts in Jharkhand, 8 in Chhattisgarh, 6 in Bihar, 2 in Odisha and one each in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has allocated fund @ Rs.28.57 crores per district. Thus, Jharkhand is allocated Rs.457.12 crore, Chhattisgarh Rs.228.56 crore, Bihar Rs.171.42 crore, Odisha Rs.57.14 crore and Rs.28.57 crore each to the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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