Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 17:33
The Raghuram Rajan Committee for evolving a composite development index of States has suggested doing away with the "Special Category" criterion for providing additional assistance to poorer States.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 13:08
The six-member Raghuram Rajan committee said in its report on Thursday that Odisha, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh are the least developed states in the country.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 13:02
The six-member Raghuram Rajan Panel has said in its reports that Odisha, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh are the least developed states in the country.
Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 18:57
Government opposed resolution to provide special status to Goa for regulating the influx of foreigners and migrants to the state and protecting the economic and cultural interests of its citizens.
Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 15:35
Nitish Kumar remained unmoved by union government`s assertions that special category status for Bihar was under consideration and said he was waiting for Centre`s action on it.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 20:33
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today made a strong demand for special category status to the state and urged Union Law and IT minister Kapil Sibal to forcefully advocate his plea.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 18:35
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today attacked BJP for raking up the issue of special status for the state saying Article 370 was only a political issue for it to "befool" the people.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 22:21
Stepping up pressure on the Centre over the special category status demand, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik hit out at the UPA government saying it was "discriminatory" towards states not ruled by Congress or its allies.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 21:00
Odisha`s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Sunday said it would hold a rally in New Delhi June 12 to protest the central government`s apathy in not according special category status to the state.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 22:09
Congress asserted it was positively inclined toward Bihar getting special category status.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 22:34
The war of words over special category status for Odisha turned bitter on Saturday with ruling BJD asking Union Minister Srikant Jena not to become "caged parrot of Sonia Gandhi".
Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 00:46
Nitish Kumar defended his repeated demand for special status to the state saying it will boost private investment in a big way.
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