Gangtok: The Centre is paying special attention to north-eastern states through its Act East policy and has sanctioned thousands crores of rupees for development of the region, Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said on Tuesday.
Inaugurating a photo exhibition organised by DAVP on completion of the NDA government's one year, the Minister said the Centre, in the Union Budget, has allocated Rs 53,000 crore for development of these states.
The Centre, she added, has proposed to set up six agricultural universities and upgradation of power transmission in the North-East.
"...The Union government is paying special attention to the North-East through its Act East policy," Badal emphasised.
Taking it further, the minister said "there was no scam and corruption or any policy paralysis in the last one year because of a decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi".
In the same vein, she said: "The Prime Minister's visits abroad have raised the prestige and standing of the country on the international forum, and Indians settled abroad have developed a sense of pride in their country."
Given that the Centre has accepted recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, there will be devolution of more funds to the states and this will also help Sikkim in taking forward its organic mission, she pointed out.
To mark the completion of one year of the new NDA government at the Centre, the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) is holding exhibitions across the country titled 'Saal Ek Shuruaat Anek'.
