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Nitish Kumar asks Arun Jaitley to release balance of special assistanceAn amount of Rs 12,000 crore was earmarked for Bihar as Special Assistance under BRGF for 12th Plan period from 2012-17.01 Jun, 2016, 04.44 PM IST- Nitish Kumar seeks Rs 8,200 crore under BRGF from FM Arun JaitleyBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar requested Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to release the remaining Rs 8,200 crore fund committed as Backwar...04 Feb, 2016, 06.56 PM IST
- PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee bond in public after private meetingWhile Modi's visit went like clockwork, the surprise was the half-hour unscheduled meeting between Mamata and Modi before the PM's programm...10 May, 2015, 08.36 AM IST
- States need not worry over the end of backward region fund: CentreAllaying apprehensions of some members in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Planning said states like Bihar would get Rs 13,280 cr as agai...30 Apr, 2015, 06.05 PM IST
- Over Rs 5,000 crore for Panchayati Raj schemes remains unspentOver Rs 5,000 crore for schemes, especially the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF), under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj remains unspent, a ...23 Apr, 2015, 11.03 PM IST
- Bihar all-party meet to write to PM on loss due to Finance CommissionThe meeting attended by leaders from RJD, Congress, CPI and CPI(M), decided to ask the Centre to compensate for the huge financial loss to ...23 Mar, 2015, 10.36 PM IST
- Panchayati raj ministry turning irrelevant under PM Narendra Modi regimeCreated by the UPA government, the ministry could now be converted into a dept under Rural Ministry; flagship schemes to be transferred to ...12 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Special initiatives in 272 districts to remove regional imbalances through BRGF: Nirmala SitharamanThe Minister said the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIP) 2007 for the northeastern region and Sikkim has been ex...12 Dec, 2014, 02.50 PM IST
- CCEA likely to take up Panchayati Raj Ministry proposal on BRGFBRGF also has a state component which covers Bihar, Bundelkhand region, West Bengal and parts of Odisha.11 Dec, 2013, 10.05 PM IST
- NDC to take final call on Raghuram Rajan panel report: Planning CommissionThe Raghuram Rajan Committee in its report had made a case for ending the special category status for poorer states.24 Oct, 2013, 04.56 PM IST
- BJD launches signature campaign for special category statusThe campaign, aimed at collecting more than one crore signatures to press for special category status and more central funds for Odisha.28 Apr, 2013, 04.16 PM IST
- Nitish Kumar satisfied with BRGF plan assistance, to pursue special statusNitish Kumar today expressed satisfaction over Rs 12k cr assistance likely to be allotted to Bihar under Backward Region Grant Fund scheme.08 Apr, 2013, 07.21 PM IST
- Govt approves Rs 3,150 Cr package for backward regionsThe government today approved a Rs 3,150 crore package for development of backward regions in Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Prade...25 Oct, 2012, 08.14 PM IST
- Government brings 22 more districts under Rs 5,350 cr special grantThe fresh inclusions were approved by the CCEA, taking the number of districts under the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) to 272.14 Jun, 2012, 03.19 PM IST
- 32 more backward districts may get Central funds: V Kishore Chandra DeoA move is afoot to include 32 districts in the economically backward regions to make them eligible for Central funds, the Rajya Sabha was i...17 May, 2012, 01.56 PM IST
- AP to receive Rs 348.28 crore annually from CentreAndhra Pradesh is to receive Rs 348.28 crore annually towards the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF).15 Sep, 2008, 10.01 PM IST
- Backward areas fund raises fears of disparityThe Centre’s decision to pump in generous amount of funds for the development of a select group of districts has, ironically enough, raised...08 Jul, 2006, 02.32 AM IST
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