Arunachal Pradesh Annual Plan 2008-09 - Overview

The Arunachal Pradesh Annual Plan for the year 2008 - 09, was approved and announced on the 26th of February 2008, in a meeting between the Shri Dorjee Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh and Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission. The outlay for the Annual Plan was fixed at Rs. 2065 crores.

The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission said that the state of Arunachal Pradesh needs to explore several other options for generating more resources, in order to speed up the development of the state. The state should highlight on the development of floriculture, tourism, horticulture, and power generation. According to the Deputy Chairman, the state should have medium term policies pertaining to hydro based resources, exploiting which would add to the resources of the state in the future.

Arunachal Pradesh Annual Plan 2008-09 - Salient Features

• The state of Arunachal Pradesh has huge oil and natural gas resources, hydro power potential, splendid tourist locations which are important factors for transforming the state into a highly developed one.
• Arunachal Pradesh should focus on the Central programs for the improvement pertaining to horticulture and skill development.
• As per the Chief Minister, efforts for the development of the resources are being made.
• The Planning Commission should help the state in developing guidelines for Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
• The lack of proper transportation facilities in the states is one of the major constraints pertaining to the efforts for development.
• The state has been planning new development initiatives but the lack of proper resources has been a major drawback.
• The development efforts include the involvement of the private sector for providing education and health care services.
• The state should also focus on its rich heritage of traditional handlooms and handicrafts, which may flourish into a big attraction pertaining to tourism.