Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Puducherry''s Plan Outlay Estimated At Rs 1,750cr

New Delhi: The annual planned outlay of the Union Territory of Puducherry for the fiscal 2008-09 has been estimated at Rs 1,750 crore. This was finalised, here on Feb 18, at a meeting between the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and the Chief Minister of Puducherry, Mr N. Rangaswamy. In his first remarks, Mr Ahluwalia complimented Puducherry for growth in the manufacturing and service sectors. However the gross State domestic product (GSDP) growth rate was below the national average. Human development indices remain better than the national average. The Commission offered non-lending technical assistance for procuring the master plan on tourism development. The Eleventh Plan will concentrate on social sector development with allocations stepped up for upgradation of rural roads, better drinking water supply, slum upgradation, primary and secondary education, primary health care services and the public distribution system.

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