The state's annual
Plan outlay for 2013-14 was finalized at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy
Chairman Montek Singh Alhuwallia and Arunachal Pradesh Nabam
Tuki .
"State has done
well and expenditure realisation is satisfactory."
The achievement in education
especially in primary education was appreciated but attention was drawn to
quality of education. The state was asked to focus on trained teachers in the
meeting.
The state registered
an economic growth rate of 9.4 per cent during the 11th Plan against growth
target of 6.4 per cent. The overall state's economic growth target for 12th
Plan is 8.3 per cent.
"The Commission
was aware of the need to further improve transportation facility in the border
areas and it would be given special attention in the course of the year.
He drew attention to
the initiative of the Commission to bring flexibility in the centrally
sponsored programmes to improve efficiency and asked the state to make
suggestions in this regard.
The state was asked to
draw pragmatic strategies towards the resource convergence approach
in order to utilize the fund to offer an impetus to further growth under
agriculture and allied sectors.
It was also pointed
out that the development of irrigation facilities under the AIBP desires more
cohesiveness in terms of incremental area gain for the net sown area in order
to accelerate the area coverage in comparison to rain fed farming.
The state was asked to
incentivise private participation in PPP mode to fully exploit tourism
potential.
The Chief
Minister said that substantial growth has been recorded in revenue
generation and additional Rs 350 Crore were raised only through effective
implementation.
He said that a number
of austerity measures have been taken to improve fiscal health which include
ban on creation of new posts or purchase of new vehicles.
He said master plan
for agriculture development would be enforced shortly and a major effort to
bring down AT&C losses is being put in place.
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