Plan Panel approves Rs 34,000 cr plan size for Bihar

May 15, 2013 20:43

The Planning Commission today approved Rs 34,000 crore annual plan size for Bihar in the current fiscal, up 21.4 per cent from a year ago.

The plan size for the state was decided in a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

"Bihar's performance in the 11th plan was very good. It is a low income state but has a very high growth rate. We have reviewed all the different sectors of the economy. We agreed on an annual size of Rs 34,000 crore for the year 2013-14, that is an increase of about 21.4 per cent," Ahluwalia told reporters after the meeting.

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