Draft Annual Plan 2000-2001 Tamil Nadu

Abstract

The year 2000-2001 is the fourth year of the Ninth Five Year Plan. The State Govt, has already undertaken the mid-term appraisal of the Ninth Plan and sent its report to Union Planning Commission. The Annual Plan for 2000-2001, with the continued focus on the main objectives of the Ninth Plan viz.. Growth with social justice and equity, has been formulated in accordance with the approach outlined on priority areas communicated by the Union Planning Commission in November 1999. The State's IX Plan envisages an outlay of Rs.25, 000 crores. During the first year of the plan, i.e. 1997-98, the expenditure was Rs.4,010 crores against an approved outlay of Rs.4,004 crores. For 1998-99, against the plan outlay of Rs.4.500 crores, expenditure was Rs.4,516 crores. The approved outlay for the Annual Plan 1999-2000 was Rs.5250 crores and will be achieved without any shortfall. The approved outlays for the first three years constitute 55.02% of the IX Plan outlay. The following paragraphs give a brief of review of the progress in the crucial sectors of the economy during the current year.