Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday took up the issue of increasing the annual normative allocation to the state with NABARD from existing Rs 700 crore to Rs 1000 crore for the financial year 2019-20.
Presiding over a meeting held here with the officers of NABARD, Thakur said the increase in allocation would enable the State to create agriculture related infrastructure in rural areas besides strengthening road network in these areas.
He also felt the need to delegate sanction powers to the Regional Office NABARD so as to expedite the sanctioning and implementation process of the projects under RIDF programme.