Create a Backward States Grant Fund to create productive assets
“The UPA government will consider the creation of a Backward States Grant Fund that will be used to create productive assets in these states.”
VAADA POORAKept
The verdict
The Backward Regions Grant Fund was launched on 19 February 2007 for 250 districts in 27 states. It targets districts rather than whole states.
Rule applied: Kept with a small dilution → 9
Implied deadline (end of term): 22 May 2009Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
9/10
Evidence timeline
- Other19 Feb 2007· WikipediasupportsBackward Regions Grant Fund ↗
“Launched 19 February 2007 covering 250 districts in 27 states; Rs 19.25 billion funded in 2006-07.”
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Promise ID upa-cmp-2004-014 · drafted 4 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON