Paper I · 6 Indian Economy & Planning · 6.6.7 Amaravati and bifurcation issues

6.6.7.3 Special category status, special assistance measure and the backward-districts package

AP was promised special category status (SCS) in Parliament in 2014 but never got it. After the 14th Finance Commission, the Centre offered a "special assistance measure" instead (2016), plus a ₹50 crore-per-district grant for seven backward districts.

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Key terms

  • special category status
  • Gadgil formula
  • NDC
  • 14th Finance Commission
  • special assistance measure
  • 90:10
  • externally aided projects
  • backward districts package
  • Rs 50 crore per district
  • KBK
  • Rayalaseema
  • north coastal Andhra

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