Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday said the state of Jharkhand was getting more central funding under…
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday said the state of Jharkhand was getting more central funding under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Jharkhand’s share in the central taxes which was Rs.39,938 crore during the 13th finance commission has increased to Rs.1,24,408 crore under the 14th finance commission while central grants have gone up from Rs.6,087 crore to Rs.9,469 crore,” Shah said in a press conference.
Earlier, addressing a ‘Gareeb Kalyan Mela’ (poor welfare fair) in the state capital, Ranchi, Shah said Jharkhand was created by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and PM Narendra Modi was ensuring its development.
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“Due to the policies adoopted by Modi government, the country’s eastern part too is getting developed. Modi government is fully supporting the Jharkhand government for the betterment of the state,” he said.
Shah also praised state Chief Minister Raghubar Das and the BJP-led government in Jharkhand for working towards improving the lives of the people of the state especially the poor.
At the end of the rally, Shah distributed gas connections to the financially backward women of the state under the ‘Ujjwala Yojana’ scheme.
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