Shimla, Feb 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) An annual plan size of Rs 7,900 crore for the next fiscal was approved on Monday at a meeting of the Himachal Pradesh Planning Board presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here.
There is an increase of Rs 800 crore from this fiscal annual plan of Rs 7,100 crore, an increase of 11 per cent.
The sectors which have been given priority in the annual plan are social services, transport and communication.
The other sectors are agriculture, irrigation and flood control and energy.
The Chief Minister appreciated efforts of the Planning Department for making a comprehensive and interesting presentation on economy of the state.
He expressed concern over the gap between the male and female literacy rate. He said efforts should be made to reduce this gap as this would help women empowerment.
Thakur said the life expectancy rate of the state was better than the national average, which speaks of better health services.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz