Union Minister of State for Transport, Highways and Civil Aviation Gen. V.K. Singh has said that Yadgir, which has been identified as an aspirational district among 112 districts in the country by NITI Aayog, was earmarked ₹6,445.94 crore in 2021-2022 for its overall development.
Concluding his two-day tour of the district, he told a press conference here on Tuesday that of the earmarked funds, the Union Government has so far released ₹5,120 crore for various development works under different departments.
Earlier, Gen. Singh inspected anganwadi and health care centres and school buildings and chaired a review meeting.