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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