Special category Bihar will end up getting less under NCA: Sushil Modi

Patna,(BiharTimes): Keeping up his attack on Nitish Kumar’s campaign for special category status former deputy chief minister Sushil Modi saidon Monday that Bihar would get a reduced share in the grant for states under Normal Central Assistance (NCA) if it gets that status. 

Talking to reporters Modi, who also served as the finance minister of the state for over seven and a half years said that under the Gadgil-Mukherjee formula the state’s share in the grant under the NCA would be reduced in the event of grant of special status as it would have to compete with 11 states which enjoys this status.

He said funds under the NCA for states have to be shared in the ratio of 9/16 and 7/16 by the special category and general states and under the present formula Bihar gets more funds as a general category state than it would get if granted special status.