Gujarat gets Annual Plan of Rs. 51,000 cr by Planning Commission for yr 2012-13

The Planning Commission finalized the Annual Plan of Rs51,000 crore for Gujarat for the year 2012-13. The plan size is 34.2% higher than last years allocation at Rs 38,000 crore.

• The Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years) though improved marginally i.e. by 3 points in Census 2011 but it is still low at 886 against the all-India average of 914.
• Agriculture sector’s contribution to the state GSDP has steadily declined from 16.1% in 2004-05 to 12.7% in 2010-11.
• Share of industrial sector to GSDP is around 40%
• Share of Service sector to GSDP is showing a rising trend and has risen from 43.9% in 2004-05 to 46.0% in 2010-11.

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012