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PSDP: costly and ineffective!

Published December 22, 2011 Updated December 22, 2011 12:00am

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Federal PSDP FY12 (Rs bn)
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Sector             Ongoing    Throw Forward      FY12 budgetary             FY12
               Projects (nos)    (Cost)           allocations          Releases*
                                              (Rupee)    (Foreign Aid)
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Infrastructure        333        2,225          126.2           31.2        40.9
Social                855        585.3            124            5.3        36.8
Others                 83         41.3            3.3              0         0.7
Total (PSDP)        1,271      2,851.6          253.5           36.5        78.4
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* July 1 to December 16, 2011 Source: Planning Commission