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Monday, February 11, 2008

Plan panel agrees to provide Rs.16,000 crore for State

Consequent to the Tamil Nadu Government’s performance in executing the last year’s annual plan, the Planning Commission has agreed to provide Rs. 16,000 crore for the State.

The Annual Plan for Tamil Nadu for 2008-09 was finalised in New Delhi on Monday at a meeting between Finance Minister Anbazhagan and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi is expected to make a formal announcement on the plan size and priorities on Tuesday.

Officials said the State had got what it had wanted to carry forward the capital and development works that it had planned to execute next year.

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