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The Central Government has ruled retired further merchandise of pending funds for improvement of backward regions successful Telangana claiming that the full magnitude has been released.
Union Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, replied successful the antagonistic erstwhile MPs Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy and Eatala Rajender asked whether determination was immoderate outstanding contented successful releasing grants owed to Telangana. The members asked astir the delays successful the merchandise of ₹1,800 crore owed to Telangana for 4 years including 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2023-24.
The Union Minister said it was decided to merchandise a full magnitude of ₹2,700 crore to Telangana successful six instalments of ₹450 crore nether Section 94(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 and the full magnitude had been released.
Section 94 (2) of APR Act
Section 94 (2) of the Act, dealing with fiscal measures including taxation incentives to 2 Telugu States, says that the Central Government should enactment the programmes for the improvement of backward areas successful the successor States including enlargement of carnal and societal infrastructure. The Centre had accordingly released ₹2,700 crore, ₹450 crore a twelvemonth astatine ₹50 crore each for the 9 erstwhile districts successful Telangana, which were categorised arsenic backward successful presumption of societal and carnal infrastructure.
Successive Governments, some headed by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Congress, made repeated representations to the Centre seeking merchandise of dues pertaining to the improvement of backward regions of the State successful enactment with the provisions of the APRA. The Centre had nevertheless ruled retired further merchandise of funds.
