For the financial year 2013-14, Assam received a plan outlay of Rs 12,500 crore which was cleared by the Planning Commission.
This is 19 per cent higher than the allocation of Rs 10,500 crore in 2012-13.
The outlay was agreed at a meeting of Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
The state is projected to grow 6.88 per cent in 2012-13, which is better than the national average. There is a lot of scope to speed the developmental process in agriculture, health, power, the chief minister said. Many more sectors have to be improved and the state government will speed up also, Gogoi said.
The Planning Commission has been all along very helpful. In spite of all financial constraint…Planning Commission has agreed Rs 12,500 crore, Gogoi added.
Plan panel will do whatever it can to make sure that the plan gets amply implemented especially what the central government has to do both in clearances and also of course release of funds, Ahluwalia told reporters after the meeting.
He said the economic performance of the state during last 4-5 years has been good. Performance in the social sectors, including health and education, was appreciable. He also appreciated the state government for pushing ambitious targets in the agriculture sector during 12th plan (2012-17).
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