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Economists support extra package to Bihar Posted: 11 Aug 2011 02:36 AM PDT ADRI,Asian Development Research Institute`s member secretary Shaibal Gupta has welcomed the Centre`s largesse of Rs 21,614 crore to West Bengal but wondered why Bihar has been left to fend for itself. “Possibly the history of two centuries is being reversed for old Bengal Presidency. But such a largesse should have been extended to other units of the old Presidency,” the economist and social scientist said and termed the consistent neglect of Bihar, the most deserving among them, as “ironical”. Gupta said Bihar has been one of the poorest parts of the erstwhile Bengal Presidency. Even after Independence, Bihar was not only subjected to division but has also regularly faced natural calamities like flood and drought, he said. He pointed out that Bihar regularly presented petitions to the Centre for financial compensation, but every time the request was turned down. “Even the plea for special category status to the state has fallen on deaf ears though it would not involve much extra cost,” Gupta said and called upon the people of the state to rise as one voice to reverse these wrongs. Chief minister Nitish Kumar has also gone on record to say that he is not against Centre`s package to any state, be it West Bengal or Chhattisgarh. “But Bihar`s pleas should also be heard. If not, this is political discrimination. It shows the Centre has two standards — one for the state governments led by the Congress or its allies and another for those helmed by non-Congress parties,” Kumar said. JD-U MP Ranjan Prasad Yadav raised the issue of special package to Bihar in the Lok Sabha on Friday through a private member bill and lamented that the Centre obliged the Mamata Banerjee government of West Bengal but ignored Bihar`s five-year-old demand. Related News Planning Commission Supports Bihar’s demand of Special status Planning Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia strongly favours need for a special package and help for Bihar in place of special category state status ... Nitish demands extra 4k crore from center Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said he would demand additional grant of Rs 4,000 crore every annum in the 12th plan during the consultation ... Bihar tops the nation in development expenditure in terms of GSDP According to RBI's study, 'State Finances: Study of Budgets of 2010-11 the development expenditure (DE) in terms of the GSDP (gross state domestic product) was ... Disaster Management will be part of compulsory studies in Schools Patna, Jun 25 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his government will introduce disaster management in school syllabus for building wider awareness on ... After 3 years Patna witnesses such incessant rain PATNA: For the first time in the last three years, Patna has been witnessing incessant rain in the past more than 48 hours. And more ...

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