Bihar lowest in the developmental indexes-Modi

Patna, Mar 6 (UNI) Bihar is at the lowest rank in the laid standards for the developmental indexes as per the Economic Survey.

Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who also holds the Fianace portfolio, today tabled the report of the Economic Survey in the assembly showing the state at the lowest rung in all most all developmental indexes.

Later Mr Modi told newspersons that in terms of Credit Deposit(CD) Ratio, agricultural production, Human Developmental Indexes and in other sectors Bihar remained at the lowest step. Mr Modi said the present government had taken all steps for the quantum jump Bihar has to take for an over all development.

He said the average growth rate remained at 5 per cent down the years and the government has fixed a target for achieving 8 per cent growth rate in the coming financial year.

He said it is for the first time in the annals of Bihar that an economic survey had been conducted adding that the report of the economic survey 2006-07 had been prepared by the Asian Developmental Research Institute (ADRI). The report would be considered as the base to assess the development of the state in future he said.

UNI