India to miss the $ 1 trillion infra investment target in 12th Plan: Planning Commission

17 Jul 2012 Evaluate

Coming as a major disappointment to the growth prospect of the nation, Planning Commission has said that India will not be able to achieve $ 1 trillion target for investment in the infrastructure sector during the 12th Plan (2012-17) in view of lower economic growth prospects. The cumulative investment in infrastructure in the 12th Plan was targeted at around $ 1 trillion. Nearly half of this investment was expected to be channelised into construction projects.

The Planning Commission had set the $ 1 trillion target with an assumption that the economy will grow at the rate of 9 per cent during the 12th Plan period but it has already said that 9% average growth it had assumed initially for the plan period will not be possible. Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that the '1 trillion figure was based on the 9% growth target and if the growth target is less, investment target does not have to be same number.'

Ahluwalia further said, 'Given the situation around the world and our own domestic current growth prospects, I think achieving 9 per cent for five year average, is just not going to be feasible.' As the figure was given two years ago when the rupee-dollar exchange rate was 44, now in the changed scenario when rupee is trading above 54 level the dollar equivalent of that is bound to change.

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