The size of the 2008-2009 Annual Plan for Himachal has been fixed at Rs 2400 crore, an increase of 14 per cent over the current financial year. The plan was finalised at a meeting between Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia in Delhi today. The social services sector has been given top priority with an outlay of Rs 818 crore, which comes to 34 per cent of the total plan. Agriculture and allied sectors have been allocated Rs 251 crore, rural development Rs 116 crore, irrigation and flood control Rs 296 crore , energy Rs 329 crore, transport and communications Rs 374 crore and general economic services Rs 87 crore. Out of the total plan the general plan spending will be Rs 1538.70 crore, under SC sub-plan Rs 594 crore, tribal sub-plan Rs 216 crore and backward area sub-plan Rs 51.29 crore. Dhumal said four medium projects, including Shahanehar, Sidhatha, Changer and Balh valley irrigation schemes, would be completed during the 11th Five-year plan for which Rs 130 crore had been earmarked. He said 41 per cent of the existing hydel potential would be tapped during the 11th plan. So far only 31 per cent hydel potential had been harnessed. The state government has decided to participate in projects to be executed by the state electricity board and the state power corporation with an equity contribution of 40 per cent and 60 per cent, respectively, and a provision of Rs 299 crore had been made for the purpose. The state government had earmarked Rs 37 crore as its share for the 63-km Bhanupalli -Bilaspur -Beri rail project to be executed at a cost of Rs 1047 Crore. The target of foodgrain production had been fixed at 16.38 lakh tonnes. Besides, 11.44 lakh tonne vegetables, 7.77 lakh tonne mushrooms, 8.75 lakh tonne milk would be produced. Dhumal drew attention of the commission to the fact that the state was being deprived of revenue to the tune of Rs 1600 crore annually on account of non-allocation of its due power share in various centrally executed hydroelectric projects like BBMB projects. It urged the commission to help the state get its due share.