
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed said on Friday that dispensing with the 90:10 funding pattern for centrally-sponsored Schemes (CSSs) for special category states will have serious implications for his state which has seen a difficult period since 1947.
Speaking at the NITI Aayog meet here, he said states like his and in the northeast, which have huge locational disadvantages coupled with challenging security scenario, will be severely handicapped if the 90:10 funding pattern is done away with.
"We have seen a turnaround for the better in these states now. The recommendations to change funding pattern and de-link some centrally-sponsored schemes from union support will seriously hamper the implementation of these schemes in a state like ours," he said at the meeting of the sub-Group of 10 Chief Ministers, a think-tank constituted for rationalization of centrally-sponsored Schemes.
While suggesting cutting down CSSs to 17 mega schemes only from the present 66, Sayeed said the other schemes should be wound up and resources subsumed in the kitty of 17 mega schemes.
He also called for implementation of cooperative federalism by considering more decision-making powers and greater devolution of central taxes to the States.
Ladakh, Maharashtra, and now Arunachal Pradesh. Earthquake tremors have been felt in three states
India won the T20 World Cup for the first time in 2007 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to Mizoram on September 13. He is going to inaugurate the n
Salman Khan met Mumbai Police Commissioner, applied for an arms license
Bollywood actor Salman Khan is often in news for different reasons. Sometimes Salman Khan makes h
Hearing on the petition filed against the bail of Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the Lakhimpu
Shreyas Iyer once again failed to score big in the second Test match against England in Visakhapa
Rs.385 crore for Andhra, Rs.150 crore for Telangana released
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The government has released Rs.385 crore to Andhra Pradesh and Rs.15
The all-India average retail price of tomatoes has come down by 29 percent as compared to the pre
After seeking reports from the Tehsildar to the DM for negligence in settling revenue disputes, C
The incidence of corona virus infection in India is increasing steadily. The third phase of the l