New Delhi, April 17: The Planning Commission today approved the annual plan outlay for Andhra Pradesh to the tune of Rs 36,800 crore for the year 2010-11.
The State’s annual plan for the current fiscal was finalised at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah.
The annual plan outlay is higher than the Budget Estimate of Rs. 36,728 crore in 2010-11 as approved by the State Legislature and also higher than the approved outlay of Rs. 33,497 crore in 2009-10.
Accompanied by State Government senior officials, Rosaiah gave a presentation to the Planning Commission on various aspects of the State’s economy.
The discussion was interactive and concerned secretaries from the State have responded to the issues raised by the members, advisors and consultants from the Planning Commission.
Ahluwalia lauded the performance of the State in various areas of development and was highly appreciative of the implementation of innovative schemes like Arogyasri, Rajiv Udyogasri MGNREGA, power reforms, SHGs etc. He said that Andhra Pradesh continues to be a role model and the experiences in these programmes would be incorporated as success stories.
Special mention was made by him on the State’s initiatives in agriculture and PPP projects.
The Planning Commission made certain suggestions on issues pertaining to reduction in forest cover in the State, depletion of groundwater, bridging the gender gap in literacy, adverse sex ratio and problem of anemia prevalent among children and women.
–Agencies