New Delhi, April 22: Investment in social schemes in health and education will fall short of the targets envisaged in the 11th Five Year Plan ending March 31, 2012, while allocations will overshoot estimates in sectors like railways and urban development.
Health and education sectors will get just 61 and 60 per cent of the funds earmarked in the 11th Plan period, according to estimates prepared by the Planning Commission.
Although the 11th Plan had set investment target of Rs 1,23,901 crore for the health schemes, the actual investment would only by Rs 75,533 crore.
Same is the case with education sector which would see an investment of Rs 1,42,659 crore as compared to the expenditure target Rs 2,38,608 crore.
The other sectors to realise less than the projected resources in the 11th Plan include women and child development (72%), Agriculture (80%) and road transport and highways (86%).
-Agencies