Current Affairs - Miscellaneous - Discussion

Union Home Ministry has released Rs 167 crore to nine states - Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Sikkim - under the Border Area Development Programme (BADP). All these nine states have an international border. Funds released under BADP will be used for development of infrastructure in forward areas of these states. Under this programme, development work is carried out in all villages which are located within the 0-10 km of the international border.