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HARISH CHOUDHARY BLAMES SHEKHAWAT FOR MAKING WRONG POLICIES FOR DESERT REGION
MLA from Barmer and also Punjab AICC in-charge Harish Choudhary on Thursday blamed union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for making wrong water schemes for desert region. Congress leader claimed that it is injustice with the people of desert. Choudhary said that earlier there was a provision under Jal Jeevan Mission that the central government was contributing 90% of the cost to the project while the state share was only 10% in hilly and desert areas. But after Shekhawat took charge as the Jal Shakti minister the ratio of 90:10 has changed to 45:45, where the state has to contribute an equal amount as shared by the centre. Rest 10% share is of the locals, he informed.
