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The Finance Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India decided to allocate a fund of Rs 50 crore for infrastructure development of the North Eastern states, informed Cricket Association of Bengal joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya, who also heads the New Area Development Programme (NADP).
Mumbai: The Finance Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India decided to allocate a fund of Rs 50 crore for infrastructure development of the North Eastern states, informed Cricket Association of Bengal joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya, who also heads the New Area Development Programme (NADP).
It is learnt that the proposal was mooted by BCCI treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry to create a fund for the NE development and was unanimously agreed by the members including finance committee chairman Jyotiraditya Scindia. The matter has been placed before Committee of Administrator chief Vinod Rai for his approval.
"I have been given to understand that the Finance Committee of the BCCI has recommended to allocate a separate fund of Rs 50 crore for development of infrastructure in the Northeastern states. It is a much positive and a needed step," Dalmiya was quoted as saying in a press release on Monday. The entire structure and layout for Development of Infrastructure in the North Eastern states was created by NADP.
