Assam CM asks PM to restore Special Category Status for Assam

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Press Trust of India Guwahati
Last Updated : Oct 09 2015 | 6:22 PM IST
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the Special Category Status for Assam and other north-eastern states.
In a letter sent to Modi, which was acknowledged by the PM, Gogoi also requested PM's intervention for a change in the funding pattern of the centrally-sponsored schemes.
"Change in funding pattern of the centrally-sponsored schemes has retarded the pace of development in the state," he said.
After the present dispensation took over the reigns of government at the Centre, Special Category Status for Assam and other North-Eastern states have been suspended, sources in the government said.
The funding pattern for the centrally-sponsored schemes have also been changed, thus affecting pace of development in the state, the sources said.
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First Published: Oct 09 2015 | 6:22 PM IST

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