<h1>Cabinet Committee Approves Continued Funding for Backward Regions Grant Fund; Special Plans for Bihar, Odisha, and Bundelkhand.</h1> The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the continuation of the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) State Component for 2012-13. This includes a Special Plan for Bihar with Rs.1500 crore allocation, a Special Plan for the KBK districts of Odisha with Rs.250 crore, and a drought mitigation package for Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh with Rs.1400 crore. The BRGF, initiated in 2006, targets socio-economic development in backward areas. The program covers 38 districts in Bihar, eight in the KBK region, and 13 in Bundelkhand, aiming to enhance development in these regions.