'In such a case, the constitution of another authority for Bundelkhand region by central government would be merely duplication and it will entail unnecessary expenditure,' Chouhan said.

Reminding the prime minister of his request for a special package, Chouhan said the union government did not sanction any special assistance despite recommendations of the Central Study Team that visited Bundelkhand a few months ago.

'In the presentation prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, the Samra Committee has recommended a special assistance of about Rs.4,000 crore (Rs.40 billion) to Madhya Pradesh,' he said.

Bundelkhand comprises Datia, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Damoh and Sagar districts of Madhya Pradesh and Jhansi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Banda and Fatehpur districts of Uttar Pradesh.