Sardar Sarovar project Centre provided 64% grants sought by state in last 5 years

In the last five years, the central government has provided 64 per cent of the grants sought by the Gujarat government for the Sardar Sarovar Project on the Narmada river.

In a written response to a question posed by Congress MLA Virji Thummar in the Gujarat Assembly, the state government recently informed that between the fiscal 2015-16 and 2019-2020 it sought a total of Rs 9,605 crore in grants from the Centre for the Sardar Sarovar Project, which is yet to be completed. The Centre, it stated, provided only Rs 6,107 crore, that is about 64 per cent of the total grants sought, during the five-year period.

During this period, the lowest percentage of grants (25 per cent) was received by Gujarat during 2015-16 and the highest (90 per cent) in 2017-18. The state received only 50 per cent of the grants that it had demanded in 2019-20, the response stated.