Mamata Banerjee Meets PM, Requests Urgent Release Of Dues For Bengal

New Delhi: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening and pressed for immediate release of pending dues to the state under several Central schemes, which her government has been demanding for long. "I request for urgent release of funds due to state for implementation of schemes including MGNREGA, PM Awas Yojna & PM Gramin Sadak Yojna... Dues from the Central government on these schemes amount to about ₹ 17.996 crore," read the letter she submitted to PM Modi.