(a) whether the Government have devised concrete plans to boost farm sector during
the Tenth Five Year Plan period;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the expenditure expected to be incurred during the period, State-wise and year-
wise; and
(d) the estimated increase in production as a result thereof, State-wise and year-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) to (d): The Approach Paper to the Tenth Plan aims at an indicative target of 8
percent GDP growth for the period 2002-07. Sector-wise growth rates as well as allocation
of funds for agriculture and other sectors for the Tenth Plan, have not been finalised.