Production Rises Plan For 1964-65

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30316, 17 December 1963, Page 17

Production Rises Plan For 1964-65

(N 2. J 3. A .-Reuter—Copyright)

MOSCOW, December 16. Russia’s chemical production will be tepped up by 36 per cent in 1964-65 and more fertilisers and insecticides will be made, under the draft State plan submitted to the Supreme Soviet today.

Presenting rt. Mr Pyotr I I.omako. the Deputy-Prime ’ Minister and chairman of theState Manning Commission. I emphasised that the draft' plan envisaged carrying out; the “cbenucalisation of the national economy”—a mea-> sure pledged by Mr Khrush-, Quoted by Tass, Mr Lo- j mako outlined the State, plan's basic tasks at a joint session of the two Houses of - the Supreme Soviet. Mr Lomako said in the two j years remaining for comple-l tion of the State's seven-year; economic plan, shifts in in-: dustrial production planningl would emphasise chemical I production, which would in-' crease by 36 per cent, gas by 40 per cent and electricity by' 23 per cent. Consumer Goods Consumer goods production ~ would increase by 14.5 per: cent, bringing it more in line; with capita] goods production, which was expected to rise by 186 per cent. The plan called for establishment of a minimum wage level of 40 to 45 roubles *about £l5 18s to ffl 16s) a month for low-income workers. The number of industrial and office workers would in- i crease by nearly 5.500.000 in two years, bringing the country's total to 76.100.000 by 1965. ; The plan called for new i housing for 15 million people : in two years. Education* facilities were expected to turn out 760.000 special' with higher education and i 1.200.000 persons with spe- 1

cialised secondary education, Mr Lomako said. He said planned “grain procurement levels’’ of 147,600 million lb in 1964 and 151.200 million lb in 1965 would sat- , isfy State requirements in I bread. Engineering Emphasis In engineering, Mr Lomako said, stress was being laid on the output of chemical and oil equipment, and farm machinery. In the next two years, the industry would build more than 700,000 tractors. including 540.000 for agriculture. A total of about 2685 miles of railways would be switched to electric power and a further 1600 miles of new track would be laid in the next two years. A growing merchant fleet was expected to carry 52 per cent of the country’s exports and imports by 1965, compared with 37 per cent in 1962. Mr Lomako said.

Welcome For Arms Cuts (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright) LONDON. Dec. 16 Mr Khrushchev’s announcement that he intends to cut the Russian military budgeit brought encouragement "to all who yearn for an easng of \ world tension,” said the "Daily Express.” “With both the United States and Russia giving less thought to confronting one another !in arms, there is an excelI lent chance of an accommodation between them,” it said.