NEC draft plan outlay approved

The North Eastern Council (NEC) today approved a draft annual plan outlay of Rs 1,088.21 crore for the year 2015-16 to enable the council to carry out its functions till the next plenary is held.
DoNER Minister and NEC chairman Jitendra Singh gave the approval during the 63rd plenary meeting of the council along with the Governors and Chief Ministers or representatives of eight north eastern states who are members of the council.
The proposals are tentative but these will enable the NEC secretariat to carry out its functions during the year till the next plenary is held where the final annual plan will be placed for approval, according to an NEC statement.

Transport and communication, agri and allied sector and power were allocated the maximum proposals accounting to 71.26 per cent of the plan outlay.
Of the Rs 1,088.21 crore, Rs 500 crore is meant for transports and communication and accounts for 45.95 per cent of the total outlay, the statement said.
Rs 150.4 crore and Rs 125 crore has been proposed for agri and allied sectors and power sectors respectively accounting for 13.82 per cent and 11.49 sectors.
Meanwhile, concluding the plenary, the DoNER minister also approved a proposal by Assam Governor P B Acharya on the need to take the plenary on rotation to all state capitals of the north eastern states.

Today's plenary meet at the NEC secretariat here came after a gap of 10 years and this was done keeping in mind the Act East Policy endorsed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Singh said.