Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the special financial package given to Andhra Pradesh was in lieu of the Special Category Status (SCS) as the 14th Finance Commission had removed the granting of SCS to any State and that it was “exactly equivalent” to the amount the State would have got even under the SCS. This reiteration has ruled out any rethink on the issue, it seems.
Mr. Jaitley was reacting to the provision in the Congress manifesto that promised SCS to Andhra Pradesh. He said TDP chief and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s stand on SCS, after accepting the financial package, could encourage other weaker States like Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar to demand the same.
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Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the special financial package given to Andhra Pradesh was in lieu of the Special Category Status (SCS) as the 14th Finance Commission had removed the granting of SCS to any State and that it was “exactly equivalent” to the amount the State would have got even under the SCS. This reiteration has ruled out any rethink on the issue, it seems. Mr. Jaitley was reacting to the provision in the Congress manifesto that promised SCS to Andhra Pradesh. He said TDP chief and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s stand on SCS, after accepting the financial package, could encourage other weaker States like Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar to demand the same.