Patna : , Dec 10, 2010 – The Bihar government handed Friday a memorandum over to the NITIAayog raising strong objections about its state development report.
Bihar Energy, Planning and Development Minister Bijendra Kumar Yadav said that the way NITI Aayog evaluated the development of Bihar was “unacceptable”.
In a nine-page memorandum handed over to NITI Aayog vice chief Rajiv Kumar, he said that report is based on the data of 2015 and it is a completely unacceptable method that a premier institution opted for to evaluate Bihar.
The state is steadily developing in all sectors every year, but the NITI Aayog used outdated parameters to assess Bihar.The NITI Aayog evaluation was flawed.We have strong reservations about it.
“This is the second time when we have written a letter to the NITI Aayog for wrong evaluation of Bihar in the last three months,” he said.
“Bihar is a backward state.It needs special status to achieve national average of development.Bihar is completing all parameters, and a special status is required.
Justice with Bihar would be done only after it will get special status,” he added.
According to the latest NITI Aayog Report, 52% of Bihar’s population lives below the poverty level.
The state also ranks at the bottom of health, education, and infrastructure.
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