RS 5130 CRORE 10^th PLAN OUTLAY FOR I & B

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The 10^th Plan Outlay of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has a quantative jump of Rs 2287 crores as compared to the 9^th Plan. The 10^th Plan outlay in respect of Ministry of I&B is Rs 5130 Crore(Direct Budgetary Support: Rs. 2380 Crore + Internal & Extra budgetary Resources: Rs. 2750 Crore). As compared to this, the 9^th Plan Outlay was Rs. 2843.05 Crore (Direct Budgetary Support: Rs. 680.05 Crore + internal & Extra Budgetary Support: Rs. 2163.00 Crore).

This was stated by the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Sushma Swaraj in a written reply to Shri Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi in Lok Sabha today.