In the Lok Sabha, BJP chief and former Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy flagged the ‘backwardness’ of Bihar and requested the federal government to formulate insurance policies to draw investments. He talked to Liz Matthews
Why are you elevating this concern?
NITI Aayog has revealed The doc that claims Bihar is the poorest state in India, I mentioned that the nation can’t develop with out growing the 12 crore inhabitants of Bihar.
what was your demand?
CM (Nitash Kumar) has additionally accepted that Bihar is a backward state, so we ought to be given backward standing. If Bihar desires backward state standing, then it ought to be and never (Policy), nivesh (Investment).
What sort of coverage would you like?
A coverage for youth, for infra, IT and greenfield airports, feminine mortality, training, baby well being, and many others. That’s why I’m demanding that the state carry a coverage paper on every of those after which come again to the Center on the difficulty of backwardness.
But you raised it in Parliament…
Yes… as a result of it’s the NITI Aayog report which has positioned the state (on the backside).
Members of BJP and JD(U) in Lok Sabha couldn’t agree on implementing central initiatives?
6,000 km of roads have been permitted underneath the third part of the Centre’s Rural Roads Scheme. But Bihar has provided just one,300 km. The Center was saying that the proposals haven’t come and we aren’t capable of approve the cash. Who’s accountable?
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
