Assam govt to publish white paper on central funds flow: Gogoi

Assam government will prepare a white paper on the amount of central funds given to the state by the earlier Congress-led UPA government and the present BJP-led NDA government.

"We will prepare a white paper next month and will also lay it in the state Assembly during the next session for record so that people know what is the correct picture," Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told reporters here on Tuesday.

"Who can hide facts?... Everything will be put on record clearly. The 90:10 central grant to state contribution funding pattern has been stopped. Till <g data-gr-id="20">today</g> no money has come from the Centre. So we cannot make <g data-gr-id="19">budget</g> for our schemes as we don't know how much central funds will come," he asserted.

"The NDA changed the funding system causing <g data-gr-id="17">problem</g> not only for <g data-gr-id="18">me,</g> but for all the other states in India. The DONER Ministry had allocated Rs 312.29 crore to the North Eastern Council last year for development <g data-gr-id="16">schemes,</g> but has released only Rs 10.81 crore so far," the chief minister said.