Guwahati, March 4: The Assam Assembly today unanimously adopted a resolution asking the state government to urge the Centre not to withdraw the special category status of the state.

The resolution, moved by parliamentary affairs minister Rakibul Hussain, was passed by voice vote with MLAs cutting across party lines, including the AGP, BJP, AIUDF and the BPF, supporting it.

The resolution called upon the government to move the Centre to continue the special category status of Assam to ensure that the state's share in centrally sponsored schemes is not made more than 10 per cent.

There had been reports that the Centre may withdraw the status but the state government maintained that they were yet to receive any specific intimation from the Centre.

Hussain told the House that the state receives central assistance for 66 schemes and in Assam, being a special category state, the funding of these schemes is shared between the Centre and the state in the ratio of 90:10.

"However, it has been noticed that in certain schemes this principle was not followed and the state's share was made more than 10 per cent," he added.

He said in Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, the state's share has been fixed at 30 per cent, in Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashastikaran Yojana it has been made 25 per cent, and in Command Areas Development programme 50 per cent.

"In case of National Mission on Agriculture Extension and Technology, and Assistance to State for Infrastructure Development for Exports also the state's share has been fixed at 25 per cent and 20 per cent respectively," the minister said.

"The state expresses deep concern at this departure from the entitled special category status and requests the Centre to ensure that the state's share is not made more than 10 per cent," he said.

BJP legislator and legislature party leader Jadav Chandra Deka said though they support the resolution, the state government should also ensure that the funds received from the Centre are properly utilised.

Hussain further said that Assam being a resource-scarce state, its internal generation of revenue was not commensurate with its salary expenditure.

The minister said the salary expenditure percentage, estimated to be nearly 60 to 65 per cent of the state's total expenditure in 2014-15, would increase after the Seventh Central Pay Commission submits its report for revision of pay and pension.

"The 13th Finance Commission had prescribed the limit of 33 per cent but Assam could not adhere to it and, therefore, we want this ceiling to be removed," Hussain said.

Chief minister Tarun Gogoi had yesterday expressed resentment over "inadequate" allocation made by the 14th Finance Commission.

He said the Assam government had sought Rs 307,430 crore but the commission awarded Rs 143,077 crore to the state, which would pose financial problems for the state and cause social unrest.

Gogoi has urged all political parties, including the BJP, to protest against the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission.