Patna, (Bihar Times): Chief minister Nitish Kumar and
the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Dr
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, will hold a meting on January
30 in Delhi. The meeting will finalize the state’s
annual plan size for 2008-09. The Planning Commission
has sent a letter to the chief secretary, R J M
Pilllai, in this regard.
However, a number of departments are yet to send their
draft proposals to the state planning department.
According to the principal secretary, Planning and
Development, Rameshwar Singh, the draft plan
proposals for all the departments would be compiled
and sent to the Centre by the end of this week.
State’s annual plan size for the financial year
2007-08 was initially Rs 10,200 crore and later scaled
up to Rs 11,000 crore. For the financial year 2008-09
it should be around Rs 12,000 crore. The department,
according to reports, is facing problems in finding
funds for four new plans including Chief Minister’s
Urban Development Scheme recently okayed by the state
cabinet. The other three are: Special Housing Scheme
for the flood affected districts, the Aam Admi Bima
Yojana and Buddha Smriti Park. They require Rs 1,140
crore.