Punjab to get Rs 4091 crore under 14th finance commission

CHANDIGARH : In a bid to facelift the villages of the state, the Government of India (GoI) has hiked the allocation for the rural development sector by 140% thereby enhancing the allocation of funds under 14th Finance Commission to Rs 4091 crore as compared to Rs 1700 crore sanctioned during the 13th Finance Commission.
Revealing this Union Minister of state for Panchayati Raj Nihal Chand, who called on the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at his official residence this afternoon, said that the Union government has enhanced the share of the state for its glorious track record of optimum utilisation of funds to carry out rural development works in the state. He said that the state would get a major chunk of funds to the tune of Rs 4091 crore under the 14th Finance Commission during the next five years (2015-2020) and Rs 700 crore would be disbursed to the state during the current fiscal. Nihal Chand assured the Chief Minister that the NDA government would give fulsome support and cooperation to the state to transform the rural scene in the state by providing the best basic civic amenities for improving their quality of life.
Seeking the whole hearted assistance of the GoI for giving further fillip to the development of rural areas, the Chief Minister also envisaged a proven technology for the cleaning of villages Ponds across the state which had posed a major challenge to the Health of these residents. He said that the contaminated water of these ponds was creating a mess for the villagers due to which timely action was required for overcoming this problem. He said that the state government was fully committed to overcome this big hurdle in the development of the villages and no stone would be left unturned for this noble cause.