Admn seeks Rs 4,000 crore

Aims to boost health, education, infrastructure

Chandigarh, January 23
The UT Administration is seeking a budget of around Rs 4,000 crore under the 12th Five-Year Plan to give a major boost to development in the core areas of health, education and infrastructure, especially in southern sectors.

This is nearly double the amount of Rs 2,100 crore, which the UT had got in the 11th Plan. Health, education and infrastructure are the core areas given top priority in this UT draft.

“The draft is ready. After getting the nod of the UT Administrator, it will be sent to the Planning Commission in between 10 and 15 days,” VK Singh, UT Finance Commissioner, said here today.

“We have proposed to spend a major part of the amount demanded in these three sectors. For us, the major task is the completion of the Government Medical College and Hospital,” VK Singh said.

“The Administration will also plan another ITI, polytechnic colleges and the building of the UT College of Business Administration and Commerce in southern sectors. Roads and other infrastructure are also high on the agenda,” he added.

VK Singh said the annual budget amount under the Plan head for the next financial year was between Rs 760 crore and Rs 800 crore, between 15 and 20 per cent more than that for the current fiscal, which was Rs 661.89 crore, he said.