Centre okays Rs 57k-crore package for Uttar Pradesh

CNBC-TV18 reports that the Planning Commission on Wednesday approved Rs 57,000-crore worth of planned expenditure for Uttar Pradesh.

July 18, 2012 / 22:25 IST

The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved Rs 57,000-crore worth of planned expenditure for Uttar Pradesh, which will be carried out in the current fiscal year, reports CNBC-TV18.

Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia told Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav to improve the investment climate in the state to attract private investment. Yadav informed Ahluwalia and the Planning Commission that the state was soon going to carry out reforms in its APMC Act.

first published: Jul 18, 2012 10:19 pm

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