| o Rs.900 per quintal for the crop year 2008-09. In case of wheat, increase was from Rs.630 per quintal in 2003-04 to Rs.1080 per quintal for the year 2009.
Rural Development
�� The corpus of Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) increased from
Rs.5,500 crore in 2003-04 to Rs.14,000 crore for the year 2008-09. A separate
window for rural roads created with a corpus of Rs.4,000 crore for each of the last
three years.
�� As against 60 lakh houses to be constructed under Indira Awaas Yojana by
2008-09, 60 lakh twelve thousand houses constructed between 2005-06 to
December, 2008.
�� Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Scheme (PEAIS) proposed to be
expanded.
�� ‘Project Arrow’ to provide new technology enabled services through post offices
to common man and support effective implementation of social sector schemes
like NREGS, while promoting financial inclusion.
Education
�� Major initiatives including a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched to
universalize education at secondary stage in the year 2008-09.
�� Outlay on Higher Education increased 9 fold in the Eleventh Five Year Plan. Ordinance promulgated for establishing 15 Cent |
