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Himachal Annual Plan for the year 2010-11 fixed
Himachal Annual Plan for the year 2010-11 has been fixed at rupees 3000 crore at a meeting between the state Chief Minister and the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission. The amount is 300 crore rupees more in comparison to the 2009-10 annual plan.
 
 
THE HIMACHAL annual plan size was finalised at a meeting between Chief Minister Professor Prem Kumar Dhumal and Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Doctor Montek Singh Ahluwalia which was attended by top officials on both sides.

 
Chief Minister Professor Prem Kumar Dhumal said that out of the total plan size agriculture and allied services, rural development, special area programmes, irrigations and flood control, energy, industry and mineral, transport and communication, science technology and environment, general economic services, social services and general services has been allocated rupees 342.84 crore, 168.66 crore, 12.97 crore, 310.48 crore, 354.37 crore, 27.27 crore, 588.93 crore, 20.00 crore, 93.45 crore,1010.79 crore and 70.24 crore rupees respectively. He said that social sector has been given top priority by allocating 1010.79 crore (33.69 %) while transport and communications sector has been given second priority by allocating 588.93 crore (19.63 %) while the energy sector has been given third priority by allocating 354.37 crore (11.81 %) of the plan allocations.
 
He said that out of total annual plan outlay general plan, scheduled caste-sub plan, tribal sub plan and backward areas sub plan has been allocated rupees 1925.00 crores,742.00 crore,270.00 crore and 63.00 crore rupees respectively.

The Chief Minister said that Himachal has been ranked as number one in the country in implementations of 20 point programmes up to November 2009 by Government of India and added that social sector has been given top priority by the Government by allocating 1010.79 crore (33.69%) plan allocations and added

 
That quality improvement will be ensured in health and education sectors by creating modern infrastructure and facilities in these sectors in the state. .

 
The Chief Minister said that transport and communications sector has been given second priority in plan allocations under which 588.93 crores (19.63%) budget has been allocated to link feasible villages with motorable roads and provide maintenance of existing infrastructure. He said that State Government is meeting the NPV cost from its own resources in respect of PMGSY roads involving diversions of forest land due to refusal of Union Government to internalize the NPV cost in the project cost.
 
He said that about 39045 K.M. road length is feasible in the state as per the detailed survey conducted in the year 1999-2000 which will give a road density of about 70 K.M per 100 Sq K.M area and added that against this 30302 K.M length of roads have been constructed up to 31st march 2009 giving a road density of 54.43 Sq K.M in the state.

 
The Chief Minister said that energy sector has been given third largest allocations by providing 354.37 crore (11.81%) of the budget allocations and said that three fourth of 23000 MW total hydel potential would be exploited in the state by the year 2017. He said that 600 MW capacity hydro electric projects will be commissioned in the state in next financial year and added that additional 2600 MW energy would be added in the system by the end of 11th plan. He said that additional 7500 MW hydel energy will be harnessed in the state by the end of 12th five years plan.
 
He said that State Government has completed allocation of over 95% of total hydel potential of the state to various agencies and added that in overall of total potential, 9088MW (39.5%) will be commissioned under central sectors PSUs including the SJVNL, About 10,000 MW (43.5%) will be harnessed by Pvt. sector while remaining 3800 MW (17%) will be exploited by state sector. He said that State Government has decided to provide a loan of rupees 190.00 crore and equity contribution of rupees 100.00 crore to Himachal Pradesh power corporations for the execution of 4 ADB assisted projects viz Sawra kuddu, Renuka dam, integrated Kashang and Sainj projects.



 

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