Patna, April 11 (PTI): Chief minister Nitish Kumar today said the special assistance to the state was "a question of its welfare and right", and his officers were following the issue after he submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently.

"I had apprised the Prime Minister of our requirements in the memorandum, and also the financial loss to Bihar due to the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission. Special assistance to the state is a question of its welfare and right," Nitish said. "Our chief secretary Anjani Kumar Singh and secretary Chanchal Kumar followed it up yesterday by meeting Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya and CEO Sindhushree Khullar," he added.

The chief minister was talking to the media during a workshop organised by the Asian Development Research Institute and Population Foundation of India here.

Nitish said both the officials of the Bihar government submitted a memorandum to Panagariya and Khullar, and informed them about the difficulties being faced by the state government due to stopping special assistance and money provided under the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF).