15 new distts to come under vikas yojana: PM
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07/07/2004
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Financial Express (New Delhi)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said Planning Commission has identified 13 districts in Bihar and two in Orissa for coverage under the backward districts initiative component of the Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana. Intervening during question hour in Lok Sabha, he said, "the previous government when drawing up this programme excluded backward districts of Bihar because they thought Bihar had a special package.'