NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday appealed to the Centre to clear its dues to West Bengal, claiming that the Union government owes Rs 53,000 crore to the state under different heads.
It also said the money saved by suspending the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme fund for two years be given directly to migrant workers.
Addressing the media, party’s national spokesperson and its leader in Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien said the Centre’s past dues to the state was a whopping Rs 53,000 cr: Rs 36,000 crore on account of centrally-supported schemes, Rs 11,000 crore as devolution of funds, Rs 3,000 crore on unpaid subsidies for food, and Rs 3,000 crore from April-May GST dues. (PTI)
