October 17, 2020 9:12 AM

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Exclusive 30% allocation for neglected sections of North East, says DoNER Minister

<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr Jitendra Singh has said that an exclusive 30 per cent  allocation has been decided for neglected sections of North East. Yesterday<br />''<br />''Dr Singh was speaking to a Chakma delegation represented by 'Committee for Citizenship Rights of the Chakma and Hajong' of Arunachal Pradesh. He said that the North Eastern Council affiliated to the Ministry of  DoNER had, on the advice of Home Minister Amit Shah, moved a proposal which was approved at the Cabinet Meeting. He said, accordingly, it has been decided that 30 percent of North Eastern Council's allocations for new projects under the existing schemes will be devoted for focus development of deprived areas and emerging sectors of the North Eastern States.<br />''<br />''Dr Singh reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to develop the North Eastern States and bring them at par with other more developed States of the country.</span><br />

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