Guwahati, March 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said Assam faced gross injustice during the period when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was in power in New Delhi.
Gogoi published a white paper Monday to highlight the performances of the BJP-led NDA government and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
He said it was during the UPA government's tenure that Assam received most of the funds and packages for development.
"The annual plan size of Assam during the NDA's tenure was Rs.1,521.28 crore (2000-01). The plan size at present is Rs.12,500 crore. During NDA's term in 2000-01, Assam received only Rs.13,280.86 crore from the 11th Finance Commission while we received Rs.57,832.70 crore under the 13th Finance Commission," Gogoi said.
"Similarly, during the NDA's rule, only Rs.27,296 crore central funds were transferred to Assam through state governments. However, the amount went up to Rs.1,42,881 crore when the UPA government was in power," he said.
Gogoi added the central transfer of funds through central agency during UPA government's time is Rs.47.739.38 crore compared to Rs.4,792.33 crore when NDA called the shots in Delhi.
"During the first three years (1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01) of the NDA government, 978 civilians were killed and 244 security personnel were killed in Assam. However, in the past three years of the UPA government (2011 to 2013), only 23 civilians and 114 security forces were killed in the state," he said.
"Employment in government sector in Assam also increased during the UPA government's tenure. While the government sector witnessed 3 lakh employments during the UPA's term, it was only 2,488 during the NDA reign," he pointed out.
"When the state was facing natural calamities like floods, the then NDA's prime minister did not find time to visit Assam. On the vexed foreigners' issue, the NDA did not initiate any concrete steps to stop infiltration," he said.
Gogoi also said there has been a sea change on the road, rail and air connectivity now compared to the works sanctioned by the NDA government. "More than 23,000 km of roads and 3,500 bridges have been constructed in the state while seven new bridges over the Brahmaputra river have been sanctioned by the UPA government," he added.
After the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, a big case of conspiracy to make India a place of the drug
India to cooperate with Japan, Russia in disaster management
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured Japan and Russia of "bilater
China, and India issued SOP to attack not only on the border but also on the Internet
Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed on the Line of Actual Control in the Tawang sector of Arunach
Elections are over in 5 states including UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa. After two days i.
Actor Ranveer Singh, who started his career under the Yash Raj banner, is one of the hit stars of
Positive India: IIT Ropar Trunk Makes Vegetable, Milk, Food Packets Corona Infection Free
new Delhi,. IIT Ropar has built a trunk that is helpful in preventing corona virus. The team that
It was unforgettable: Aparna, Priyanka on Lucknow visit
Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) Actors Aparna Dixit and Priyanka Purohit from the soap opera “Yeh
Which sanctions did Bangladesh now request America to remove?
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momin has written a letter to the US Secretary of State, urg
On one hand, while the Indian senior men's cricket team is playing a five-match Test series again
Russia on Tuesday raised the issue of Ukraine's so-called dirty bombs at the United Nations Secur
