Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee asked Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal to seek cleaÂrance from Planning Commission for allocating funds to National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) project under nonPlan category.Telecom minister requested finance ministry to allocate funds for NOFN from nonPlan side to mitigate chances of delays in funding for the scheme which involves approval at various levels.
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