'At Rs 249 crore, funds for LAC infrastructure up 6 times'

In his reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, junior home minister Nityanand Rai informed the House that funds allocated under the border infrastructure and management (BIM) scheme, meant to secure border areas of north-eastern states including Assam, rose to Rs 249.1 crore in 2021-22 from Rs 42.9 crore and Rs 72.2 crore in 2019-20. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/0W1uPRM