Under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Rs. 852.57 crore has been allocated for North East States. Assam (Rs. 440.03 crore) has been allocated highest amount followed by Mizoram (Rs. 132.01 crore). The state wise fund allocation to the north eastern States is given below:
Sl.No. Name of State Allocation (2013-14) Rs. crore1 Arunachal Pradesh 32.32 Assam 440.533 Manipur 40.964 Meghalaya 60.895 Mizoram 132.016 Nagaland 51.97 Sikkim 20.28 Tripura 74.28 Total 852.57
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) aims at achieving 4% annual growth in agriculture sector by ensuring holistic development of agriculture and allied sectors. To achieve this end, the States have been given complete flexibility to choose projects for achieving the desired growth in these sectors. Under this scheme Government of India does not fix targets, rather gives complete autonomy to state to customize interventions as per their requirements.
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