The Ninth Plan (1997-2002) envisaged a GDP growth rate of 6.5 per-cent per annum. The Public Sector Plan outlay was reckoned at Rs. 8,59,200 crore at 1996-97 prices, representing at step up of 48 per-cent and 33 per-cent in real terms over the anticipated plan expenditure and the approved plan outlay respectively of the Eighth Plan. The share of the Center's Plan and that of the States, including Ut's, was anticipated to be 57 per-cent and 43 per-cent respectively. Borrowing by States was to constitute 48 per-cent of their Ninth Plan Outlay. The Internal Resources of the State Level Enterprises were also expected to be higher at 4 per-cent of the Plan outlay as against 2 per-cent projected for the Eighth Plan. The State BCR (including Additional Resource Mobilisation – ARM commitment) was expected to improve to become positive during the Ninth Plan.

The following objectives were set out in the Plan :-

(i) Priority to agriculture and rural development with a view to generating adequate productive employment and eradication of poverty;

(ii) Accelerating the growth rate of the economy with stable prices;

(iii) Ensuring food and nutritional security for all, particularly the vulnerable sections of society;

(iv) Providing Basic Minimum Services of safe drinking water, primary health care facilities, universal primary education, shelter and connectivity to all in time-bound manner;

(v) Containing the growth rate of the population;

(vi) Ensuring environmental sustainability of the developmental process through social mobilization and participation of the people at all levels;

(vii) Empowerment of women and socially disadvantaged groups (SC/ST/OBC/Minorities) as agents of socio-economic change and development;

(viii) Promoting and developing people's participatory institutions like Panchayat Raj Institutions, Co-operatives and Self-help groups;

(ix) Strengthening efforts to build self-reliance.

2.2 STATE PLAN OUTLAYS

In Ninth Five Year Plan, the State Government proposed greater emphasis on human development, increasing agricultural production and productivity, development of infrastructure, provision of basic amenities to the population, generating adequate employment and removal of regional/ social disparities during the Ninth Plan period. The approved outlay for the Ninth Plan is Rs. 20,075 crores. Major sector-wise distribution of outlays in the Ninth Plan and Annual Plans are as follows :-

* Inclusive of part expenditure for undivided MP.

 

2.3 NINTH PLAN TARGETS

Agriculture and Allied Activities: Food grain, pulses and oilseed production would be of the order of 226.50 lakh tonnes, 43.50 lakh tonnes and 66.15 lakh tonnes, respectively by the end of the Ninth Plan. 55,000 wells would be constructed to create additional irrigation potential for augmenting agricultural production. 10,78,000 hact. of land would be covered under the National Watershed Development Programme.

3374 hectares under fruit development and 12,639 hectares under vegetable development would be covered. Propagation of medicinal and aromatic plants would be taken up in 20,000 hectares.

Milk production would be of the order of 5.7 million tonnes, 9 lakh kgs. of wool production and 1500 million eggs by the end of the Ninth Plan. Inland Fish production to reach 1.54 lakh tonnes and fish-seed production would go up to 1000 million standard fry during the plan.

Irrigation : Create additional irrigation potential of 4.45 lakh hectares, under major, medium and minor projects/schemes during the Ninth Plan.

Rural Development: Subsidy will be extended to 3.22 lakh beneficiaries under the IRD programme and 1.72 lakh persons will be trained under TRYSEM. 1783 lakh man days of employment under JRY and 1650 lakh man days under EAS will be provided. 4.66 lakh houses will be constructed under IAY. 1151 milli watersheds will be covered under the watershed development programme.

Energy: 1400 MW of power generation capacity will be added through public investment. 1750 villages, 2500 hamlets, 2500 SC basties will be electrified and 60,000 pump-sets will be energized.

School Education: Open 4752 new primary schools, 2873 new middle schools and create 38,000 additional posts of teachers during the Ninth Plan to cater the anticipated increase of students at the primary and middle stage. 74 lakh illiterates in the age group 15- 35 years would also be targeted under the literacy programme.

Water Supply: Potable water supply will be made available to 450 main habitations, 5000 poorly served habitations, 19100 partially covered habitations, together with piped water supply in 831 villages and 80 towns. Safe water arrangements will be provided in 3800 fluoride affected/polluted villages.

Rural Roads: Construction of missing links in 375 kms of State highways, 214 kms of MDRs, 141 bridges and culverts and connect 385 villages with all-weather roads in the Ninth Plan period.

2.4 ANNUAL PLAN 1997-98, 1998-99 & 1999-2000

The approved Annual Plan outlay for the first year of the 9^th Plan i.e. 1997-98 was Rs. 3657.22 crore which was later revised to Rs. 2700.00 crore. The actual expenditure was Rs. 3343.91 crore. The actual expenditure on Basic Minimum Services was Rs. 512.95 crore.

The size of the State Annual Plan 1998-99 was fixed at Rs. 3700.00 crore, which was subsequently revised to Rs. 3436.12 crore. The actual expenditure was Rs. 3376.86 crore of which Rs. 506.08 crore was on Basic Minimum Services.

The Annual Plan outlay for 1999-2000 was fixed at Rs. 4004.00 crores. The actual expenditure was Rs. 3589.17 crores of which 614.62 crores was on Basic Minimum Services.

The size of Annual Plan 2000-2001 was initially fixed at Rs. 4550.00 crores. But after bifurcation of the state on 1.11.2000, the outlay proposed for the successor state of MP (inclusive of expenditure upto 31.10.2001) was Rs. 3303.58 crores. The actual expenditure was 3174.93 crores, of which Rs682.74 crores was on Basic Minimum Services.

2.5 RELEVANT PHYSICAL TARGET/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 1997-98, 1998-99 AND 1999-2000

Agriculture & Allied Activities: During the year 1997-98, because of bad climatic conditions food grains, pulses and oil seeds, production went down to 173.12 lakh tonnes, 32.54 lakh tonnes and 57.93 lakh tonnes respectively. During 1998-99 the production was 204.07 lakh tonnes, 38.05 lakh tonnes and 56.86 lakh tonnes respectively. During 1999-2000 cereals, pulses and oil seeds production was of the order of 172.19 lakh tonnes, 37.93 lakh tonnes and 55.91 lakh tonnes respectively. Seed production & distribution during the year 1997-98 was 667.5 thousand quintals and 536.01 thousand quintals respectively whereas in 1998-99 it was 584.1 thousand quintals and 624.8 thousand quintals respectively. During 1999-2000 the total seed distribution was 555.83 thousand quintals. Fertilizers distribution reached 12.25 lakh tonnes of NPK in 1998-99 and 12.01 in 1999-2000. During 1998-99, 5374 tube wells, 8402 sprinkler sets and in 1999-2000, 3497 tube wells and 13865 sprinkler sets were constructed/distributed. In 1998-99, 9 small tanks/ 2 stop dams and in 1999-2000, 22 micro-minor irrigation works were constructed. During the year 1997-98, 1.00 lakh hact. land was covered under National Watershed Programme, 2.06 lakh hact. in 1998-99 and 0.90 lakh hact. in 1999-2000.

During 1997-98, 35857 hact. area was covered under intensive fruit development programme and 46005 hact. area was covered during 1998-99. Production of vegetable around big cities and medical/aromatic plants was taken-up in 6811 hact./ 52 hact. in 1997-98. In 1998-99 the coverage was 2976 hact. and 30 hact. respectively. In 1999-2000, 46787 hect covered under intensive fruit development programme, 2325 hectares under vegetable development around big cities, 310 hact. under medicinal and aromatic plants. 79.25 lakh plants were distributed for establishment of new garden & nurseries.

Rural Development: During 1997-98, 1.39 lakh families were provided loan/subsidy amounting to Rs. 300.44 crores under IRDP and 14125 rural youths were trained under TRYSEM. 470.56 lakh man days and 596.87 lakh mandays employment was generated under JRY and EAS respectively and 1.02 lakh houses were constructed under IAY. During 1998-99, 12,090 youths were trained under TRYSEM and 339.34 lakh man days employment was generated under JRY and 1.02 lakh families were benefited under IAY.

During 1999-2000, Govt. of India re-structured the ongoing programmes of rural development and a new programmes SJGSY – "Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna" has been evolved by combining the existing IRDP, TRYSEM, improved tool kit supply, Ganga Kalyan Yojna, Jiwan Dhara and DWCRA schemes. Similarly, Existing JRY has been re-structured as JGSY – Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna, to be implemented through Gram Panchayat. During 1999-2000 about 288.90 lakh man days employment was generated under EAS and 58512 beneficiaries were benefited under SJGSY. 265.27 lakh man days employment was generated through JGSY. Under the re-structured Indira Awas Yojna scheme, conversion of 13798 kachha house to puckka houses and construction of 77886 new houses were achieved during 1999-2000.

Irrigation: During 1997-98, 44.8 thousand hact. additional irrigation potential was created. An additional 30.60 thousand hectares was covered during 1998-99 under major/ medium and minor irrigation projects/ schemes. 26.9 thousand hectares additional irrigation potential was created by Irrigation Department through major, medium & minor projects in 1999-2000 and additional irrigation potential about 600 hectares was created by NVDA through Rani Awanti Bai Sagar Project.

Energy: During 1997-98, 463 villages, 790 majra/tolas, 427 SC basties were electrified and 56 thousand pump-sets were energized. In 1998-99, 3000 villages, 2493 majra/tolas, 622 SC basties were electrified and 46 thousand pump sets energized and in 1999-2000, 264 villages, 2232 majra/totals and 264 SC basties were electrified and 21632 pump sets were energized.

2.6 SOCIAL SERVICES

School Education: During 1997-98, 3 new primary schools, 47 new middle schools, 86 new High Schools and 30 new H.S. Schools were opened and 19 thousand centers were established under Education Guarantee Scheme. 50 new Ashram Schools were opened and 21.80 lakh, 9.00 lakh and 9.32 lakh students were provided mid-day meals, free text books and state scholarships respectively by TW Department. Besides 23 new Ashram School buildings were constructed and free text books, State pre-metric scholarships and incentive to girls was provided to 7.25 lakh, 6.15 lakh and 25 thousands respectively by Scheduled Caste Development Department.

During 1998-99, 429 new middle schools, 372 high schools and 215 H.S. Schools were opened by School Education Department. The Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department provided mid-day meals, free text books and state scholarships to 22.00 lakh, 8.00 lakh and 9.24 lakh students respectively. Besides pre-matric scholarships, free text books, state scholarships were distributed to 8.00 lakh, 8.00 lakh and 16.00 thousand SC students respectively by the Scheduled Caste Development Department.

In 1999-2000, 3300 middle schools were opened and 20-private Higher Secondary were taken over by School Education Department. Up gradation of 100 PS to Middle School, mid-day meals to 26.14 lakh students construction of 147 ashram school building, incentive to 44 thousand girls for education, construction of 43 Hostel building, state scholarship to 10.01 lakh students, opening of 15 pre-matric hostels and construction of 4 room in 235 HS/HSS building was taken-up by Tribal Welfare Department. Besides, post metric and state scholarships were distributed to 81 thousand, 8.10 lakh students respectively.

Scheduled Castes Welfare and Welfare of other Backward Classes: During 1999-2000, pre-matric/post-metric scholarships were provided to 7.65 lakh and 1.90 lakh students belonging to Other Backward Classes. Pre-matric scholarships for children whose parents are engaged in unclean occupation and merit, scholarships to denotified tribes/caste was distributed to 52 thousand and 18 thousand students respectively by SC Welfare Deptt., besides reimbursement of board examination fees to 61 thousand students, grants to 60 voluntary organization for educational activities assistance to 2500 SC girls for marriages and assistance under PA Act to 3111 victimized SC/ST and State scholarships to 10 thousand students.

Adult Education: During 1997-98, 11.72 lakh illiterates were made literate. In 1998-99, 8.28 lakh illiterate were made literate and 17.76 lakh persons were under learning stages in the age group 15.35 under total literacy campaign of adult education. During 1999-2000 about 1.47 lakh neo-literate in the age group 15.35 years were benefited under National Literacy Programme. The total literacy campaign was converted into Padhna-Badhna Andolan from June, 99, implemented through volunteers selected by the community.

Under the nutrition programme, supplementary nutrition was provided to 19.02 lakh, 22.00 lakh and 8.00 lakh beneficiaries in the rural tribal and slum areas, belonging to children of age group 0-6 years, pregnant/lactating mothers in 1997098 & 21.20 lakh, 16.30 lakh and 3.00 lakh beneficiaries respectively during 1998-2000, under nutrition programme, supplementary nutrition was provided to 23.50 lakh beneficiaries of rural areas, 18.20 lakh beneficiaries in tribal areas and 3.00 lakh beneficiaries in urban slum areas respectively. Besides, 2795 Women groups were assisted for taking-up different economic activities and 460 ICDS projects were continued.

Water Supply: Potable water supply was made available to 8857 non-covered habitations, 10580 covered habitation in 1997-98 and 2915 non-covered habitation and 13436 partially covered habitations during 1998-99. During 1997-98 piped water supply arrangement was made in 500 villages, 24 towns and in 1998-99 150 villages were covered. During 1999-2000, Safe water was provided in 38 fluorides affected villages and potable water supply was made available to 8983 partially covered and 1596 not covered habitations. Besides, 142 piped water supply schemes was completed. Under rural sanitation programme, 29175 latrines were constructed.

Roads & Bridges: During 1997-98, 15 km. State highways, 28 km., MDRS and 18 Major bridges, 15 medium bridges, 102 culverts were constructed.

Under Basic Minimum Service 95 km., 93kms and 10 km. roads were constructed in villages having population above 1000, below 1000 and dacoity prone area respectively. During 1998-99 construction of 13 km. State Highways, 21 km. MDRS and 13 major bridges, 5 medium bridges and 55 culverts were under taken. Under Basic Minimum Services, 179 Km. roads was constructed in villages having population above 1000, 111 km. in below 1000 and 2 km. in decoity prone areas along with the construction of 14 medium bridges and 685 culverts. In 1999-2000, 6 km. State highways, 14 km. MDR's roads and 14 major, 18 medium bridges and 52 culverts was constructed. Besides under Basic Minimum Services 50 Km. roads connecting villages above 1000 population, 385 km roads connecting villages below 1000 population and 39 medium bridges and 1055 culverts was constructed. 4 km anti dacoity roads and 11 culverts was constructed.

2.7 PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS DURING ANNUAL PLAN 2000-01

Agriculture and allied activities: Year 2000-01, faced sever drought situation, still. Cereals, pulses and oil seeds production was of the order of 58.05 lakh tonnes, 20.82 lakh tonnes and 39.68 lakh tonnes respectively. Besides production of seeds of cereals, pulses and oilseed had been 269.61, 31.88 and 143.55 thousand quintals. Production of sugar cane (gur) and cotton bales was 2.19 lakh tonnes and 2.62 lakh bales respectively. Fertilizers distribution reached 9.29 lakh tonnes of NPK. About 1113 tube wells were installed and 81 small tanks were constructed.

37 thousand hact. area were covered under intensive fruit development programme. 1706 hact. under vegetable development around big cities, 2054 hact. under medicinals and aromatic plants were covered .

Rural Development: Under Indira Awas Yojna 35780 new houses were constructed.

Rural Industry: Under Sericulture, production of 63.69 lakh Tasar cocoons and 0.38 lakh Mulbery cocoons was achieved. Under this programme 5249 beneficiaries in Tasar cocoons and 1967 beneficiaries in Mulbary cocoons projects were benefited.

Irrigation: 25.62 thousand hact. additional irrigation potential was created by Irrigation Deptt. through major, medium and minor projects/scheme. Additional irrigation potential of about 25,000 hact. was created by NVDA through Rani Awanti Bai Sagar Project.

Energy: 1810.7 MKWH gross generation through Hydel Project and 19628 MKWH gross generation capacity was achieved through thermal project. Energisation of 10,092 pump sets and electrification of 1838 Majra/tolas, 68 SC basties and 16 villages were completed.

Roads & Bridges: 10 km State High ways, 22 km MDR's roads and 16 major & medium bridges and 31 culverts were constructed. Besides under BMS, 54 km. roads connecting villages above 1000 population, 229 km roads connecting villages below 1000 population and 8 medium bridges and 237 culverts were constructed. 5 km anti-dacoity roads, and 15 culverts were constructed.

2.8 SOCIAL SECTORS

Water Supply: Safe drinking water was provided in 419 fluoride affected villages and potable water supply was made available to 5102 partially covered and 581 not covered habitations. Besides, 373 piped water supply on-going schemes were completed. Under rural sanitation programme 3831 latrines were constructed.

School Education: 3500 middle schools were opened by School Education Deptt. 84 ashrams schools, 285 hostels were opened by SC Deptt., 80 thousand uniforms were distributed to girl students. Similarly, 65 thousand post-metric scholarships were distributed. State scholarships to 7.50 lakh students, post-metric scholarships to 65 thousand students and state scholarship to 69 thousand girl students were distributed.

Adult Education: About 30.86 lakh beneficiaries have been benefited under National Literacy Programmes.

Women & Child Development & Nutrition: Under nutrition programme 216 projects through 27706 Aganbadies are being implemented under these projects 22.17 lakh beneficiaries were covered. Under tribal sub-plan 97 projects through 16377 Aganbadies were implemented and 13.10 lakh beneficiaries were covered In Urban area 23 projects through 3350 Aganbadies benefiting 3.50 lakh beneficiaries were implemented.

Annual Plan 2001-2002: The state's Annual Plan 2001-02 was discussed in Planning Commission, and accordingly for Annual plan 2001-02 an outlay of Rs. 3630.00 crore has been approved by the Planning Commission.

Against the above approved outlay an expenditure of Rs. 3800.59 crores is anticipated. 

2.9 ANTICIPATED PHYSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS FOR ANNUAL PLAN 2001-2002

Agriculture: Cereals, pulses, oil seeds production is likely to be of the order of 140.60 lakh tonnes, 40.40 lakh tonnes and 65.10 lakh tonnes respectively. The seed production of cereals, pules, oil seeds is anticipated as 201.40 thousand quintal, 47.32 thousand quintal and 149.79 thousand quintal respectively. Production of sugar cane (Gur) is tragated at 2.50 lakh tonnes and cotton 5.00 lakh bales. 12.45 lakh tonnes of NPK distribution is expected.

Under intensive fruit development programme 47 thousand hact. area is proposed to be covered. Similarly, 2554 hact. area under vegetable development around big cities and 4000 hact. under medicinal and aromatic plants is likely to be covered.

Rural Development: Under Indira Awas Yojana construction of 37537 houses and conversion of 18769 kachcha houses into puccka houses are proposed.

Rural Industry: Tasar production (cocoon) is proposed at 90 lakh kg. and under this programme 6000 beneficiaries are likely to be covered. Similarly Mulbery production is proposed as 1.20 lakh kg. cocoons. Some 5500 beneficiaries are proposed.

Irrigation: Additional irrigation potential of 27.9 thousand hact. through major, medium and minor project is proposed. Under NVDA 32,000 hects irrigation potential is proposed through Rani Awanti Bai Sagar Project.

Roads & Bridges: 15 km. State High Way's, 11 km. MDR's road, 35 major & Medium bridges and 32 culverts are proposed to constructed. Besides under BMS, 200 km. road connecting villages above 1000 population, 515 km. roads connecting villages below 1000 population and 41 medium bridges and 1000 culverts will be constructed. Under Anti-Decoty Programme construction of 8 km. roads 2 bridges and 24 culverts are proposed.

2.10 SOCIAL SERVICES

Water Supply: Under rural water supply programme 5127 habitations are proposed to be covered including partially covered habitations. Safe drinking water is proposed to be provided in 193 villages having fluoride problems and 156 villages having other pollution. Under Rural Sanitation Programme, 34,000 latrines are proposed to be constructed.

School Education: During the year 4075 new middle schools, 50 new HSS, 25 new HSS are proposed to be opened by School Education Deptt. Free uniforms to 1.14 lakh girl students are proposed to be distributed by Tribal Welfare Department.

Adult Education: A new programme of "continuing education centers" for 1500-2000 population will be implemented under which 1422 units will be covered.

Energy: 56.8 MW additional installed capacity will be added through hydel projects. Energisation of 6444 pump sets and electrification of 410 majra, tolas and 50 SC basties and electrification of 45 villages is proposed.

Nutrition: 216 rural projects having 27706 Anganwadis with 25 lakh beneficiaries and 97 tribal sub-plan projects covering 16377 Anganwadis with 19.50 lakh beneficiaries and in urban areas 23 urban projects through 3350 Anganbadies with 3.50 lakh beneficiaries are proposed. Under State funded urban nutrition programme in 19 cities, 150 centers benefiting 1.30 lakh beneficiaries proposed.

2.11 BASIC MINIMUM SERVICES / PMGY

During 2000-2001 Govt. of India has initiated a new programme viz. PMGY (Prime Minister Gramoday Yojna). The programme envisages earmarked outlays for five components of the BMS (excluding PDS). For Annual Plan 2001-2002 an outlay of Rs. 92.25 crores have been earmarked for 5 components besides Rs.15.66 crores for Rural Roads Programme.

Note: Upto Annual Plans 1997-2000 BMs was implemented. In annual Plan 2000-01 PMGY included in BMS. From Annual Plan 2001-02 PMGY is being implemented.

A statement showing Ninth Plan approved outlay, expenditure upto 2000-2001 and anticipated expenditure for 2001-2002 is are enclosed.