New Delhi: The Annual Plan outlay for Uttarakhand in 2008-09 has been estimated at Rs 4,775 crore, inclusive of the additional Central assistance of Rs 300 crore specifically by way of infrastructure assistance for Kumbh Mela at Haridwar and South Asian Winter Games and other projects of special interest to the State. This was accorded at a meeting here on Feb 5, between the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General (Retd) B.C. Khanduri. The State''s poverty level was much higher than those at the all-India level or in Himachal Pradesh in both rural and urban areas.
The Plan committee said appreciable achievements have been reached in the tourism sector during the Tenth-Plan period and needs to be carried forward as the State has immense potential for becoming a world-class tourist centre. The State offers all types of tourism such as pilgrimage, cultural, adventure, wildlife and eco-tourism. On industrial policy, it was pointed out that the policy seemingly was driven by subsidy. Over 37 per cent of the Plan outlay will be earmarked for social services.
The Plan committee said appreciable achievements have been reached in the tourism sector during the Tenth-Plan period and needs to be carried forward as the State has immense potential for becoming a world-class tourist centre. The State offers all types of tourism such as pilgrimage, cultural, adventure, wildlife and eco-tourism. On industrial policy, it was pointed out that the policy seemingly was driven by subsidy. Over 37 per cent of the Plan outlay will be earmarked for social services.
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