• Investment World
• eWorld
• Catalyst
• Mentor
• Life
• Canvas
• Praxis
• Urban Pulse
• Brand Quest

Stocks

• Quotes
• SE Diary
• Scoreboard
• Open-End Mutual Fund

Port Info

• Ships in Ports
  
  

Archives

• Yesterday
• Datewise
• Resources

Group Sites

• The Hindu
• Business Line
• The Sportstar
• Frontline
• The Hindu eBooks
• The Hindu Images

Our Bureau

New Delhi , Sept. 26

THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has convened a meeting of the Planning Commission on Tuesday to discuss the problems of the agriculture sector.

The meeting follows a sharp deceleration in agriculture growth from the Ninth Plan onwards in the mid-term appraisal of the Tenth Plan.

The Tenth Five-Year Plan had targeted a gross domestic product growth in agriculture and allied sectors at 4 per cent per annum.

From 3.2 per cent per annum in 1980-81 and 1995-96, it came down to 1.9 per cent per annum during 1996-97 to 2001-02.

Growth in agriculture and allied sectors during the first three years of the Tenth Plan averages only 1 per cent per annum.

The meeting will provide valuable inputs to the NDC Sub-Committee on Agriculture, which was set up recently by the National Development Council (NDC).

The final outcome will help the Planning Commission evolve a strategy to revive the growth rate in agriculture.

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page

Stories in this Section
Monsoon on withdrawal mode

Copyright © 2005, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line