Question : REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF TENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN

(a) whether the Government has conducted any review on the implementation of the Tenth Five Year Plan;

(b) if so, the sectors in which the progress has been found tardy;

(c) whether the Government is contemplating to increase investment in agriculture sector;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) the schemes which have been completed within the scheduled time;

(f) the details of the schemes which are behind the schedule and having cost escalation;

(g) whether any review has been made of the schemes undertaken in various States; and

(h) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) and (b): Yes, Sir. The rate of growth in the Agriculture sector has been much lower than the target. For the industry and services sectors, the rate of growth, though lower than the target, has been quite satisfactory.

(c) and (d):Yes, Sir. There are proposals to raise public investment in irrigation and water resources management; watershed development and reclamation of waste/degraded land; and provision of essential infrastructure such as roads, markets and electricity.

(e) and (f): Schemes of the Government are mostly of an on-going nature and the costs are revised from time to time to take account of price escalations.

(g) and (h): Schemes undertaken by the State Governments are normally not monitored by the Central Government.