Centre mulls new funding plan for NE region

Aizawl, Dec 18 (UNI) Following the plea by various political leaders in the North Eastern states, the Centre has decided to approach Planning Commission to fund the shortfall in the matching state share in the region.

The issue of revision of the sharing formula from 75:25 to 90:10 between Centre and NE states is a long pending demand, official sources here today said.

The states have been often failing to utilise the central resources mainly because it defaulted in contributing the matching share, they added.

The Union Rural Development Ministry, in a report, has also admitted that the proposal to change the funding pattern was still pending, as the Planning Commission has so far not taken a final decision.

In order to effect early decision, the Ministry has taken up with Planning Commission for funding of the shortfall in matching state share of NE states from NLCPR.

According to the plan, the Parliamentary Standing Committee attached to the Rural Development Ministry had recommended that the plea of the NE states to change the funding pattern to 90:10 be expedited.

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