Bihar Chief Nitish Kumar on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and contended that his state will lose Rs 50,000 crore due to implementation of the 14th Finance Commission recommendations which he wanted to be compensated by the Centre. He also sought a special status for Bihar.
Kumar, who had snapped his party JD(U)'s 17-year-old alliance with BJP in 2013 after it projected Modi as Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014 polls, met the Prime Minister for the first time.
Emerging from the meeting, Kumar said he raised the issue of implementation of the Finance Commission recommendations which he contended will lead to an "estimated Rs 50,000 crore loss" to the state. He said the Centre's share in Centrally-sponsored schemes has been decreased.
"Altogether, it has been a loss to Bihar. That is why I have requested that Bihar should be compensated for this," Kumar said.
Kumar, who had snapped his party JD(U)'s 17-year-old alliance with BJP in 2013 after it projected Modi as Prime Ministerial candidate for 2014 polls, met the Prime Minister for the first time.
Emerging from the meeting, Kumar said he raised the issue of implementation of the Finance Commission recommendations which he contended will lead to an "estimated Rs 50,000 crore loss" to the state. He said the Centre's share in Centrally-sponsored schemes has been decreased.
"Altogether, it has been a loss to Bihar. That is why I have requested that Bihar should be compensated for this," Kumar said.