The State plan size has been proposed for Rs 7,900 crore for financial year 2020-21, which is Rs. 800 crore more than 2019-20, with about 11 percent increase, Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Tuesday.
Presiding over the meetings of MLAs of Solan, Sirmaur and Shimla districts for finalization of their priorities for next financial year 2020-21 here, Thakur said that State Government had also succeeded in getting seven major external aided projects worth Rs. 6900 crore approved from Central Government under tourism development, horticulture development, augmentation of drinking water, environment preservation, forest management and State Road Projects, Phase-II during last two years.The chief minister said that in addition to this, four more major external aided projects worth Rs. 7,029 crore under forest, ropeways, disaster management and power sectors were under consideration of the Central Government for approval. He said that these projects would go a long way in ameliorating the income of the farmers, horticulturists and providing employment to the youth.
Thakur said that 122 projects worth Rs. 445.49 crore have been cleared by the NABARD which are recommended under MLAs priorities during the year 2019-20. He said that progress of development schemes of different departments were being reviewed and monitored online so that projects could be completed within stipulated period of time besides maintaining quality of works. "Citizen centric services were being provided online.