Tirupati, June 11 -- Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar has claimed that the Center is extending funds to AP more than other States adding that special financial assistance is being provided to help AP, which is facing a financial crisis.

Talking to the media here on Wednesday, Bandi Sanjay highlighted that the Centre helped AP to mobilize Rs 22,000 crore through bonds, Rs 15,000 crore from the World Bank, Rs 12,000 crore from the HUDCO and Rs 5,000 from a German bank to carry out various development projects and the construction of Capital city Amaravati.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone in Visakhapatnam for various projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore in AP. The Prime Minister also launched development ...