Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday visited the remote town Tawang in Arunachal on the Sino-Indian border. Addressing district officials he said funds will not be a constraint for development of Arunachal Pradesh. He said that the state shares a special place in the hearts of people of the country. Chidambaram also said the Centre will always pay attention for the development of Arunachal at par with other developed states but advised the Dorjee Khandu government to take up need-based schemes as per people's choice. Tawang is home to one of the oldest Buddhist monasteries in the region. Exhorting officials to properly monitor all projects in the state, the home minister stressed on maintaining accountability and transparency on funds spent. Chidambaram inaugurated a ropeway connecting Tawang Monastery to GyangongAni Gonpa. He also inaugurated the newly constructed District Collector's office. The ropeway was constructed by the state PWD at a cost of 3.30 crore rupees. 90 per cent of the funds were sanctioned by DoNER ministry under the non-lapsable central pool.