Annual Plan 1982-83 Part One (Maharashtra)

Abstract

From Preface: The Annual Plan 1982-83 envisages an outlay of Rs. 1,322.17 crores as approved by the Planning Commission, supported by resources now in sight. This represents an increase of 26.2 per cent over the approved outlay for the Annual Plan, 1981-82. The outlay will be stepped up during the course of the next year to Rs. 1,363 crores for meeting certain commitments in regard to balanced development in various regions of the State, 20 Point Programme, Hilly Areas Programme and Programme for the Welfare of Weaker Sections. The State Government is committed to progressive elimination of poverty, unemployment and destitution, progressive reduction of imbalances in development between the various regions and geographically handicapped areas. Special attention has also been given for the Welfare of the Weakest and most vulnerable sections of the Society. Reduction in the gravity of unemployment by providing jobs and improving the quality of life, improvement of various infrastructure which forms the basis of economic development, diversification of the agricultural economic and its orientation towards the weakest sections and a vigorous Family Planning Programme with the co-operation of all the sections of the population are some of the main features of the Plan. The chapters that follow will give in details the progress made in the past two years and the programme proposed for the next year. The document is published in two parts viz. Part-I containing chapters under various Sectors and Part-II indicating schemewise breakup of the outlays approved by Government.