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On Board Air India One, Oct 19 (IANS) The Planning Commission is examining a request for special status for Bihar, but only the National Development Council can take a decision on this, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
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"The categorization of the states, the special categories of states, is something which is to be decided in the National Development Council," the prime minister said during his return from Pretoria after the India-Brazil-South Africa Summit.
"Bihar's case is also being examined by the Planning Commission. If a decision is to be taken, that can be taken only in the National Development Council."
The National Development Council is the highest decision-making authority on all matters involving states and includes the prime minister as the chair, Planning Commission deputy chairman, some key union ministers and all chief ministers.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has demanded special status for the state. The state assembly had passed a resolution April 13, 2006, demanding that Bihar be accorded special status as it had suffered huge financial losses due to its bifurcation in 2000 to form the new state of Jharkhand.
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