Patna, (Bihar Times): The Planning Commission has shown generosity towards Bihar. It has decided to increase state’s allocation by three times for the 11th Five Year Plan.

The state is likely to get an allocation of Rs 60,631 crore in the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012) against the allocation of Rs 21,421 crore in the Tenth Five Year Plan. The additional allocation will be spent on social service sector, such as education, health, water supply and urban development.

According to the deputy chief minister, Sushil Kumar Modi, the state government had accelerated the pace of expenditure in the last two years of the Tenth Five Year Plan. He said that his government want to make optimum utilization of fund allocated under the Eleventh Plan to develop the state.

The break up is: Rs 17,480.06 crore for social service sector, Rs 7876.15 crore for irrigation and flood control, Rs 7848.78 crore for rural development, Rs 5385.65 croe for human resources, Rs 4717.84 crore for
power sector, Rs 2797.39 crore for other financial services sector, Rs 1982.43 crore for industries and mining, Rs 1697.71 crore for agriculture and allied activities, Rs 646.43 crore for special component programme, Rs 311.32 crore for secient and technology and Rs 872.54 crore for health services.

Bihar’s allocation has increased notwithstanding the fact that UPA is ruling at the Centre while NDA in Bihar. This was in total contrast during the Tenth Five Year Plan.

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