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What is Plan outlay
Plan expenditure forms a sizeable proportion of the total expenditure of the central government. The Demands for Grants of the various ministries show the Plan expenditure under each head separately from the Non-Plan expenditure. The Expenditure Budget also gives the total Plan provisions for each of the ministries arranged under the various heads of development and highlights the Budget provisions for the more important Plan programmes and schemes.
Statements showing externally aided projects under State and Central Plan are also included in the document. A description of important schemes included in the Plan along with the objectives, targets and achievements is given in the Outcome Budget of the respective ministries. Variations in the estimates of Plan expenditure are also explained.