New Delhi, Jan 28: The Tenth Five Year Plan will focus on increasing annual investment rates to 36 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in order to achieve the 9 per cent growth target set by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.The consultation note for approach to the Tenth Plan, which has outlined ways by which the growth target could be attempted, will be discussed by the Planning Commission with various interest groups starting Tuesday.
The note has emphasised on the necessity to encourage the financial sector to finance activities like agriculture, unorganised manufacturing and several types of infrastructure which are of crucial importance for growth and development but have so far been ignored.
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