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Q. What is the role of Planning Commission of India? please tell me the answer to it

Originally Posted by Beyi Nyorak

Q. What is the role of Planning Commission of India? please tell me the answer to it

The roll of planning commission of India are given below-
1-To make assesment of the resources of the country and to see which resources are deficient.
2-To fomulate plans for the most effective and balanced utilization of country resources.
3-To indicate the factors which are hampring economic development.
4-Periodical assesment of the progress of the plans.
5-To ditermine the machinary,that would be neccessory for the successful implimentation of each stage of plans.
6-It sets sectoral targets and provides the catalyst to the economy to grow in the right direction.
5-The planning commission plays an interagative role in the development of holistic approch to the formulation of policies in critical areas.

Functions

The 1950 resolution setting up the Planning Commission outlined its functions as to:

Make an assessment of the material, capital and human resources of the country, including technical personnel, and investigate the possibilities of augmenting such of these resources as are found to be deficient in relation to the nation’s requirement;
Formulate a Plan for the most effective and balanced utilisation of country's resources;
On a determination of priorities, define the stages in which the Plan should be carried out and propose the allocation of resources for the due completion of each stage;
Indicate the factors which are tending to retard economic development, and determine the conditions which, in view of the current social and political situation, should be established for the successful execution of the Plan;
Determine the nature of the machinery which will be necessary for securing the successful implementation of each stage of the Plan in all its aspects;
Appraise from time to time the progress achieved in the execution of each stage of the Plan and recommend the adjustments of policy and measures that such appraisal may show to be necessary; and
Make such interim or ancillary recommendations as appear to it to be appropriate either for facilitating the discharge of the duties assigned to it, or on a consideration of prevailing economic conditions, current policies, measures and development programmes or on an examination of such specific problems as may be referred to it for advice by Central or State Governments.

Evolving Functions

From a highly centralised planning system, the Indian economy is gradually moving towards indicative planning where Planning Commission concerns itself with the building of a long term strategic vision of the future and decide on priorities of nation. It works out sectoral targets and provides promotional stimulus to the economy to grow in the desired direction.

Planning Commission plays an integrative role in the development of a holistic approach to the policy formulation in critical areas of human and economic development. In the social sector, schemes which require coordination and synthesis like rural health, drinking water, rural energy needs, literacy and environment protection have yet to be subjected to coordinated policy formulation. It has led to multiplicity of agencies. An integrated approach can lead to better results at much lower costs.

The emphasis of the Commission is on maximising the output by using our limited resources optimally. Instead of looking for mere increase in the plan outlays, the effort is to look for increases in the efficiency of utilisation of the allocations being made.
The Planning Commission has to make periodic assessment of all resources in the country, boost up insufficient resources and formulate plans for the most efficient and judicious utilization of resources.

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first chairman of the Planning Commission.

Structure of the Planning Commission:
The Prime minister is the chairman of the Planning Commission. The Deputy Chairman and the full time members give advice and guidance for the formulation of Five Year Plan, Annual Plans, State Plans, Projects and Schemes etc. Currently the structure of the planning commission is like this:

1. Chairman - Dr. Manmohan Singh
2. Deputy Chairman- Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia
3 Minister of State- Shri M.V. Rajshekharan
4. Members - Dr. Kirit Parikh,Prof. Abhijit Sen ,Dr. V.L. Chopra ,Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar ,Dr.(Ms.) Syeda Hameed ,Shri B.N. Yugandhar ,Shri Anwar-ul-Hoda, Shri B. K. Chaturvedi
5. Secretary- Dr. Subhas Pani

Functions of the Planning Commission India:

Following are the functions of the Planning Commission of India:

To make an assessment of the resources of the country and to see which resources are deficient.
To formulate plans for the most effective and balanced utilization of country's resources.
To indicate the factors which are hampering economic development.
To determine the machinery, that would be necessary for the successful implementation of each stage of plan.
Periodical assessment of the progress of the plan.
With the changing times, the Planning commission is preparing itself for long term vision for the future. The commission is seeing to maximize the output with minimum resources.
From being a centralized planning system, the Indian economy is slowly progressing towards indicative planning wherein the Planning Commission has set the goal of constructing a long term strategic vision for the future.
It sets sectoral targets and provides the catalyst to the economy to grow in the right direction.
The Planning Commission plays an integrative role in the development of a holistic approach to the formulation of policies in critical areas of human and economic development.

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