The State Government on Saturday increased the Biju KBK Yojana fund from Rs120 crore to Rs250 crore.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik taking a decision in this regard said the Biju KBK fund was increased as the Centre has stopped assistance for development in the Koraput, Balangir and Kalahandi regions. The State Government would bear the excess expenditure of Rs130 crore from its own fund, Patnaik said.
The scheme would be implemented in eight districts under the KBK region from this year, informed an official release.
Notably, the State Government has been implementing the Biju KBK Scheme since 2006 with annual budget of Rs120 crore.
The Union Government has stopped giving usual assistance of Rs130 crore for the development of the region for the current year.