Rs. 100 Crore for Development of Organic Farming and 1000 Crore for Development of Rail Connectivity in the North Eastern Region
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....s. 100 Crore for Development of Organic Farming and 1000 Crore for Development of Rail Connectivity in the North Eastern Region <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 10-7-2014<br><BR>The Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley announced some major initiatives for North Eastern States and the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana while presenting the General Budget for 2014-15 in Lok Sabha today. In hi....
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....s maiden budget speech FM Shri Jaitley said, ₹ 100 crore is being provided for development of organic farming in North Eastern States in the current financial year. With a growing global demand for organic food, North Eastern States will benefit from development of commercial organic farming, the Minister added. The Finance Minister proposed a sum of ₹ 1000 crore for development of ....
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....rail connectivity in the North Eastern Region over and above the amount provided for in the interim budget. Shri Jaitley said, in order to provide a strong platform to rich cultural and linguistic identity of the North-East, a new 24x7 channel called "ArunPrabha" will be launched for the expression of cultural identity and for creating greater awareness of the richness of the diversity of our cou....
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....ntry. The Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley also announced that his Government is committed to addressing the issues relating to development of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the AP Re-organization Act, 2014. Provision has been made by various Ministries/Departments to fulfil the obligation of Union Government for both the states.<BR> News - Press release - PIB....