THE COLOMBO PLAN

India (continued) Total cost during 1951-57 (Rs. million) Number of Schemes New Projects Description in Hand Schemes Roads 47 Schemes for the construction of new trunk and feeder roads in the several states as well as the improvement of existing ones. It also includes schemes for construction of new bridges 162-1 597-3 5 Establishment and organisation of public corporations for running road transport services 226-9 10-2 Ports and Harbours 1 Construction of the Port at Kandla 66-0 3 Modernisation of the ports of Madras, Bombay, Cochin and the development of Sika and Bhavanagar ... 64-0 Other 3 Provision of aeronautical communication and navigation, and an intensified net-work of internal and foreign air services 200-0 27-5 1 Lump sum provision for a number of capital schemes in Posts and Telegraphs 540-0 1 Lump sum provision for a number of capital schemes in Broadcasting 50-0 FUEL AND POWER 29 Hydro-electric and thermal projects for the generation and distribution of electrical energy such as Machkund, Pykara, Sharada, Pathri, &c. 533-0 14-5 INDUSTRY 1 Establishment of one integrated steel plant 600-0 1 Heavy electrical plant factory 284-0 3 Loans for the extension and modernisation of Tata's plant, the Steel Corporation of Bengal and the Bhadravathi iron and steel factory 178-2 1 Aircraft manufacturing project 140-7 1 Sindri fertiliser factory 10-0 1 Machine tool factory 70-6 1 Penicillin factory 26-8 1 Radio equipment and radar factory 81-2 34 Schemes for the various industrial projects comprising chemical factories, one paper mill, one cement factory, an aluminium factory, and a wire and wire products factory; development of rural cottage industries; and establishment of Industrial Schools and Polytechnics for training, &c 131-8 250-8 SOCIAL CAPITAL Education 14 Schemes relating to engineering technological, higher scientific and research education 170-1 72-1 3 Grant of stipends and scholarships 117-1 28 Development of {a) universities and institutions of importance to all India, (b) basic, (c) social and adult education 629-9 27-1 2 Construction of building, &c 21-9 10 Miscellaneous schemes relating to education 100-5 Medical 10 Development of medical educational institutions ... 59-3 49-3 25 Setting up of new and expansion of old hospitals and dispensaries 216-4 62-9 2 Building schemes 7-3 2-5 3 Miscellaneous schemes for medical development ... 7-2 4-3

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