The Congress on Tuesday claimed that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had “pulled a fast one” on NDA allies in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh given that most announcements in the Budget will not see light of day for a few years. The move, said Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, was “a post-dated cheque on a crashing bank”. In a post on X, he also shared a media report claiming that financial packages for Andhra Pradesh and Bihar are likely to cost the Centre Rs 20,000-30,000 crore. “The non-biological PM’s Kursi Bachao…
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Rs 35,492 crore assistance provided to Andhra Pradesh, Rs 63,000 crore under CSS: Union MoS in Lok Sabha | India News
The Centre has so far provided a financial assistance of Rs 35,492 crore to the Andhra Pradesh government, Union MoS for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Lok Sabha Monday. Replying to supplementary question asked by TDP member Daggumalla Prasad Rao, Chaudhary said the Centre has provided Rs 1,678.76 crore as resource gap, Rs 1,750 for Rayalaseema, the most backward region of the state, Rs 2,500 crore for the capital at Amaravati, and Rs 15,147 crore for Polavaram irrigation project.Under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the Centre provides…
Chandrababu Naidu meets Modi, Shah and other Union ministers, says debt-hit Andhra needs aid | India News
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and several other Union ministers in Delhi on Thursday and sought financial assistance to the state for various projects and a “comprehensive financial support” for the capital city of Amaravati. Naidu described his discussions with PM Modi on key development issues concerning the state as “constructive”. “… I am confident that under his (Modi) leadership, our state will re-emerge as a powerhouse among states,” Naidu wrote on X. During his meetings, Naidu, whose Telugu…