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Eastern region has been one of the beneficiaries of the Budget 2014. The takeaways of Eastern Region from the Budget include:
Amritsar-Kolkata industrial master planning to be completed expeditiously.
Rs 4,200 crore set aside for Jal Marg Vikas project on river Ganga connecting Allahabad to Haldia covering over 1,642 km.
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) in Kolkata gets the status of Institute of National Importance.
Debt recovery tribunal to come up in Siliguri, West Bengal
New AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) proposed in West Bengal.
IIT proposed in Chhattisgarh.
Two IIMs proposed; one each in Odisha and Bihar.
Doubling of gas grid to benefit Eastern states as the existing National Gas Grid bypasses the region.
Three of the five major coal producing State viz, Wst Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand, expect to benefit substantially from revision of coal royalties.
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