Plan panel nod for Rs 53,000-cr AP outlay

Our Bureau Updated - March 12, 2018 at 05:11 PM.

The Planning Commission has approved a Rs 53,000- crore annual plan for Andhra Pradesh for 2013-14.

The State proposals received the Commission's nod during a meeting on Wednesday at New Delhi between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission.

During a detailed meeting, the Chief Minister requested the Commission to clear the two large irrigation projects Polavaram and Pranahitha-Chevella.

The Chief Minister, accompanied by State Finance Minister Anam Ramnarayana Reddy and senior officials, said that the State expects to achieve a growth rate of about 10 per cent during XII Plan period.

>rishikumar.vundi@thehindu.co.in

Published on May 31, 2013 03:04