Decentralised Planning in Uttar Pradesh

2 The Previous Process The decentralised planning process was actually implemented in the State from financial year The district was taken as the unit for the decentralised planning as it is the lowest territorial unit at which most of the department have responsible officials who can work out scheme, lay down time schedule take decisions to ensure proper coordination of activities of various departments. The basic objective of decentralised planning was to secure more and more public participation in plan formulation and its implementation so that fruits of development could reach to masses whom it is really meant for.

3 Objectives To ensure development with social justice. To formulate plans keeping in view the local needs and aspirations. To ensure maximum and full use of local, physical and human resources in order to increase income and employment. To make available the maximum job opportunity of weaker sections, landless persons, small cultivators, village enterpreneur's etc. and develop their skill through various training. To remove inter-district and inter-block disparities. To implement minimum needs programme. To create economic and social infrastructure

4 Resources About 30 per cent of State plan resources was earmarked for the formulation and implementation of district plan on rational basis. The formula for allotment of funds to various districts gives weightage to population and other socio-economic indicators, which is as follows:- 1- Total Population50 % 2- SC/ST Population 5% 3- No. of Marginal farmers & landless labourers10% 4-Backwardness in :- (a) Agriculture 5% (b) Industry5% (c) Roads5% (d) Electrified Villages5% (e) No of beds in hospitals 5% (f) Scarcity villages in drinking water5% Total95% Note: 5% reserved for special problems of the district, resources raised through small savings etc.

5 Operation of District Planning The operation of district planning was entrusted to "District Planning and Monitoring Committee". This committee was expected to finalise the plan of the district, to allocate deparatmental outlays between various blocks, to review district plan every two months and to put up proposals for re- allocation of funds received from District Plan Coordination and Action Committee. The District Plan Coordination and Action Committee was responsible for implementing and monitoring of the programmes.

6 The Need for A Change Under this process, the District Plan was conceived as people’s plan framed by them to meet their aspiration within limited means. Experiences earned from district planning suggested the need of much more participation of the people in formulation and implementation so that real benefit could flow in the desired degree to the beneficiaries. In pursuance of the above, the 73rd and 74th amendment of the Constitution accorded constitutional status of Panchayats and their active participation in the plan formulation and implementation at all the three tier Panchayati Raj System

7 Decentralized Planning- New Process The State Government has decided to activate the District Planning Committee as stipulated in Article 243 ZD of the Constitution. It is also proposed to revamp the existing procedure of formulation of District Plans with a greater role accorded to the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the planning process.. Integrated village planning is proposed to be carried out through a series of exercises in which local community including the Panchayati Raj members assess and analyze their own situation; explore alternatives and potential actions; develop an action plan for development and monitor progress against these plans. The plans so prepared for each Gram Panchayat are to be collated at the Kshetra Panchayat and Zila Panchayat level and approved by the District Planning Committee. Likewise the urban local bodies will prepare their own plans and forward the same to the District Planning Committee which will be the final body to decide and approve the District Plan.

8 District Planning Committee In pursuance of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments, the State Government has constituted District Planning Committee by an Act. It provides for the constitution of District Planning Committee at the district level for consolidation of plans, prepared by the panchayats and the municipalities in the district and preparation of draft development plan for the district as a whole and for matters connected therewith.

9 Highlights of the New System DPC consists of such number of members as prescribed : Provided that the number of members shall not be more than forty. Four-fifths of the total number of members of the Committee shall be elected from amongst the elected members of the Zila Panchayat and of the Municipalities in the district in proportion to the ratio between the population of the rural areas and of the urban areas in the district One-fifth members of the Committee shall be: -- Minister nominated by the State Government, who shall be the Chairperson of the Committee; -- The Chairman of the Zila Panchayat -- District Magistrate - ex-officio; MP, MLA, MLC of the State representing constituencies which are comprised wholly or partly in the district shall be permanent invitees to the meetings of the Committee The Chief Development Officer of the district shall be the ex-officio Secretary and Economic and Statistics Officer of the district shall be ex-officio Joint Secretary of the Committee

10 Functions of the DPC to identify local needs and objectives within the frame -work of national and state plan objectives ; to collect, compile and update information relating to natural and human resources of the district to create a sound data base for decentralised planning and preparation of district and block resources profiles; to list and map amenities at village, block and district levels; to determine policies, programmes and priorities for development of the district, in order to ensure maximum and judicious utilisation and exploitation of available natural and human resources; to modify or amend and consolidate the draft Five Year or Annual Development plan prepared for the rural and urban areas, keeping in view the over-all plan objectives and strategies;

11 Functions of the DPC to submit development plan to the State Government in such manner as may be prescribed; to prepare employment plan for the district; to prepare estimate of financial resources for financing the district plan; to allocate sectoral and sub-sectoral outlays within the overall framework of the district development plan; to monitor, evaluate and review progress of the schemes and programmes being implemented in the district under the decentralised planning framework including central sector and centrally-sponsored schemes, and the Local Area Development Schemes of Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Constituencies;

12 Functions of the DPC to submit regular progress reports to the State Government in respect of schemes included in the district plans; to identify schemes and programmes which require institutional finance, devise appropriate forward and backward linkages with the plans and ensure requisite flow of investment; to ensure participation of voluntary organisations in the overall development process; to make suggestions and recommendations to the State Government with regard to the State sector schemes having significant bearing on the process of development of the district;

13 Present Status District Planning Committee Rules, 2008 have been notified. Nomination of one-fifth members to the committee has been completed. Process of election of members to the committee is underway and shortly the development plans will be prepared by the District Planning Committees.

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