Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh hugely raise share of own resources in plan financing

NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh were among the states which substantially raised their share of own resources in the annual plan financing in 2013-14, Parliament was informed today.

Himachal Pradesh raised its own share in the plan financing to Rs 284.57 crore during 2013-14, up 279 per cent from the previous fiscal.

Arunachal Pradesh's share was Rs 522.85 crore in FY14, up 134 per cent over a year ago period, Minister of State for Planning Rajiv Shukla said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

Shukla said the Planning Commission in its interaction with states encourages efficiency in resource use as well as increase in the share of own resources in plan financing.

Among others, Tamil Nadu raised its own resources share by 38.47 per cent (Rs 33,962.54 crore), Assam 37.44 per cent (Rs 3,626.93 crore), Odisha 36.87 per cent (Rs 17,032.42 crore), Madhya Pradesh 33.16 per cent (Rs 29,174.23 crore), Uttar Pradesh 27.05 per cent (Rs 57,864.10 crore) and West Bengal by 26.56 per cent (Rs 23,554.59 crore).

However, the share by some states fell hugely in terms of their own resources in the annual plan financing, the Minister said.

Manipur's own share in plan financing fell by 244 per cent in 2013-14, Mizroram down 125 per cent, Nagaland down by 132 per cent. While share by Meghalaya fell by a marginal 0.15 per cent in the current financial year.