Focus Education, health, rural development to get boost

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the Planning Commission to prepare an approach paper for the 12th plan period in consultation with the state governments aimed at more focus on health, education, rural development, power and watershed management. Plan panel deputy chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia said: “We have not decided the sectors where the resources will be less but we are firm that key social sectors such as health and education will get more“. The commission said expenditure on health would increase from present 1.3 % of the GDP to at least 2 % and perhaps 2.5 % of the GDP by end of 12th plan.

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