Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh says, funds allocated to the development of the backward Bundekhand region have not been actively used by both the UP and MP Governments. Addressing a rally at Banda in Bundelkhand region today he said the centre had announced several schemes and projects worth thousands of crore of rupees for the development the region. Expressing the Centre's commitment to the progress of the region, he said he has already released 1800 crore rupees to both UP and MP state governments during last two financial years for different schemes for this region. An economic package of more than 7200 crore rupees was announced in 2009 but these were not actively used.
