Question : ANNUAL PLAN OUTLAY 2008-09 FOR TAMIL NADU

(a) whether the Government has allocated Rs. 16,000/-crores as Annual Plan Outlay for 2008-09 for State Government of Tamil Nadu;

(b) if so, whether the allocations include funds for interlinking of rivers within the State;

(c) if so, the proposal for spending the amount on such proposed projects, details thereof project-wise; and

(d) the mechanism of monitoring the same by the Union Government?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING (SHRI M.V. RAJASEKHARAN)

(a): Tamil Nadu’s Annual Plan Outlay for 2008-09 has been fixed at Rs.16,000/- crores.

(b) to (d): The projectwise allocations will be provided by the State Government after the details thereof are finalized and the State Budget is presented to the Legislative Assembly.