MHA Sanctions Several Crores For Development Of Border Areas

Shillong, Jul 12 : The Ministry of Home Affairs has sanctioned several crore for development of areas along the international border areas with China, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan, an official said today.

Official sources said an amount of Rs 6690.50 lakhs were allocated to Arunachal Pradesh, Rs 4000.00 lakhs to Assam, Rs 1843.00 lakhs to Manipur, Rs 2202.00 lakhs to Meghalaya, Rs 2930.00 lakhs to Mizoram, Rs 2500.00 lakhs to Nagaland, Rs 2000.00 lakhs to Sikkim and Rs 3579.00 lakhs to Tripura under the Border Area Development Programme (BADP).

The Department of Border Management under the Ministry of Home Affairs is implementing the BADP through the state governments to meet the special developmental needs of the people living in remote and inaccessible areas situated near the international border.

''The projects are aimed at to provide these areas with the necessary infrastructure through the convergence of Central/State/BADP/Local schemes,'' the official said.

He said the BADP is a 100 per cent Centrally-sponsored scheme and funds are provided to the states as a non-lapsable Special Central Assistance (SCA) for projects relating to infrastructure, livelihood, education,health, agriculture and allied sectors.