Enhance BADP fund for Arunachal: Governor B.D. Mishra

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (retd) Dr B.D. Mishra has requested union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to enhance fund allocations for Border Area Development project (BADP) in the state.

The Governor, who met the minister at New Delhi on Friday, said that such initiative would help the state in attracting private funds and private sector expertise in the socio-economic and infrastructure development.

The Governor also discussed on required financial assistance to the state for its development programmes, an official communiqué said here Saturday.

Mishra emphasised on the Centre's assistance for the development of infrastructure in the border areas for the security and socio-economic progress of the people.

He said that unlike other sates of the region, Arunachal Pradesh is deprived of funding from multinational banks and requested the Centre to consider appropriate mechanisms to compensate for it.

The Governor called for special packages for education, especially girl education, health, agriculture and its allied sectors, harnessing the potential of the state in tourism and traditional industries and strengthening road communication.

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