NDC to clear 11th Five-year plan at next meetingnews
21 September 2007

Mumbai: The National Development Council (NDC) will meet on 9 December to clear the 11th five-year plan, which seeks to accelerate economic growth to 9 per cent from 7.2 per cent in the previous plan.

The 11th plan is expected to focus on agriculture with a view to arrest declining productivity and increase the farm sector growth rate to four per cent from about 2.8 per cent recorded in the previous plan.

The plan would also focus on the education sector with the overall objective of substantially increasing the enrolment ratio during the plan period — 2007-12. In the health sector, the plan would endeavour to improve the access and availability of quality healthcare, sanitation and nutrition besides strengthening the national rural health mission. The country would require over $450 billion to upgrade infrastructure including roads, ports and airports.

Once the plan document is ready it would be placed before the union cabinet for its approval. Thereafter, it would be discussed at the NDC meeting..


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NDC to clear 11th Five-year plan at next meeting