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Attached Offices of Planning Commission ANNUAL REPORT 2010-11 Government of India Planning Commission New Delhi Website : www.planningcommission.gov.in 2 — Annual Report 2010-11 CONTENTS Chapter No.­ Particulars­ Pages Chapter 1­ ­Role, Composition and Functions­ 1 Chapter 2­ Economy and the Plan: An Overview­ 5 Chapter 3­­ The Plan­ 14 Chapter 4 Major Activities in the Planning Commission­ 24 4.1­ Agriculture Division­ 24 4.2­ Social Justice and Social Welfare Division­ 24 4.3­ Bharat Nirman ­ 26 4.4­ Communication & Information­ 26 4.5­ Development Policy Division­ 31 4.6­ Education Division ­ 32 4.7­ Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister ­ ­34 4.8­­ Unique­Identification­Development­Authority­of­India­­ ­36 4.9­ Environment & Forests Division ­ 39 4.10­ Financial Resources Division ­ 4.11­ Health, Nutrition & Family Welfare Division ­ 4.12­ Housing and Urban Development Division ­ 4.13­ Industry Division ­ 4.14­ International Economics Division ­ 4.15­ Labour, Employment and Manpower Division­ 4.16­ Multi Level Planning (MLP) Division ­ 4.17­ Plan Co-ordination Division­ 4.17.1­ Plan Coordination­ 4.17.2­ Parliament Section­ 4.18­ Power and Energy Division­ 4.19­ Project Appraisal and Management Division ­ Annual Report 2010-11 — 3 4.20­ Perspective Planning Division ­ 4.21­ Rural Development Division ­ 4.22­ Science and Technology Division ­ 4.23­ Secretariat for Committee on Infrastructure­ 4.24­ Socio-Economic Research Division ­ 4.25­ State Plans Division­ 4.26­ Development of North Eastern Region­ 4.27­ Transport Division ­ 4.28­ Tourism Cell ­ 4.29­ Village and Small Enterprises ­ 4.30­ Voluntary Action Cell­ 4.31­ Water Resources­ 4.32­ Women & Child Development­ 4.33­ Administration and Other Services ­ 4.33.1­ Administration­ 4.33.2­ Career Management Activities­ 4.33.3­ Organisation Method and Co-ordination Section­ 4.33.4­ Hindi Section­ 4.33.5­ Library and Documentation Center­ 4.33.6­ National Informatics Center – Yojana Bhavan Unit­ ­ 4.33.7­ Departmental Record Room ­ 4.33.8­ Planning Commission Club­ 4.33.9­ Welfare Unit­ 4.33.10­ Charts, Maps & Equipment Unit­ 4.33.11­ Right to Information Cell (C&I Division)­ Chapter 5­ ­ Programme Evaluation Organisation­ Chapter 6­ Vigilance Activities­ Annexure I­ C&AG’s Audit Observations­ Annexure II­ Organisation Chart of Planning Commission 4 — Annual Report 2010-11 Chapter 1: Role, Composition and Functions Chapter 1 Role, Composition and Functions 1.1 The Planning Commission was constituted necessary for the implementation of the in March, 1950 by a Resolution of the Plan in all its aspects. Government of India. It works under the overall guidance of the National Development (e) Identifying the factors which, are tending Council. The Planning Commission consults the to retard economic development and Central Ministries and the State Governments determine the conditions which in view while formulating Five Year Plans and Annual of current social and political situation, Plans and also oversees their implementation. should be established for the successful The Commission also functions as an execution of the Plan. advisory Planning body at the apex level. The (f) Appraise from time to time the progress Composition of the Planning Commission is achieved in the execution of each stage at Annexure 1.1. of the Plan and recommend adjustment of policies and measures that such appraisal FUNCTIONS may show to be necessary. 1.2 The following functions have been (g) Public Co-operation in National allocated to the Planning Commission as per the Development. Government of India (Allocation of Business) (h) Specific programmes for area development Rules, 1961: notified from time to time. (a) Assessment of the material, capital (i) Perspective Planning and human resources of the country, including technical personnel, and (j) Institute of Applied Manpower formulation of proposals for augmenting Research. such of these resources as are found to be deficient. (k) Unique Identification Authority of India Policy, planning and implementation (b) Formulation of Plan for the most effective of Unique Identification No. (UID) and balanced utilization of the country’s for residents in India and all matters resources. related to it (UID) (c) Definition of stages in which the Plan Unique Identification Authority should be carried out on a determination of India (UIDAI) and connected of priorities and allocation of resources matters. for completion of each stage. (l) All matters relating to National Rainfed (d) Determination of the nature of machinery Area Authority (NRAA). Annual Report 2010-11 — 1 Chapter 1: Role, Composition and Functions 1.3 Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission are concerned with specified fields of is in the rank of Union Cabinet Minister, development in the related areas. whereas all full-time Members and Member- Secretary (from S.No. 12 to 20) of the above The Specialist Divisions functioning in the composition are in the rank of Union Minister Planning Commission are : of State. i. Development Policy and Perspective Planning Division 1.4 The Prime Minister in his capacity as Chairman of the Planning Commission ii. Financial Resources Division, participates and gives direction to the iii. International Economics Division, Commission on all major issues of policy. iv. Labour, Employment and Manpower 1.5 The Deputy Chairman along with the full Division, time Members and the Member-Secretary of the v. Plan Coordination Division and Planning Commission function as a composite Management Division body in the matter of detailed Plan formulation. They direct, guide and advise various Subject vi. Project Appraisal and Management Divisions of the Commission in the exercises Division (Home Affairs Cell) for preparing Approach Papers / Documents vii. Socio-Economic Research Unit leading to Five Year Plans and Annual Plans formulations/ Mid-Term Appraisals etc. Their viii. State Plan Division (including Island expert guidance is also available to the Subject Development authority Cell), Division for monitoring and evaluating the Plan ix. Decentralized Planning Division, Programmes, Projects and Schemes. Panchayati Raj and Special Area Programmes (Including Western Ghat 1.6 The Planning Commission functions Sectt..) through several Subject Matter Divisions and a few Specialist Divisions. Each Division is x. Infrastructure Division headed by a Senior Level Officer of the level of Joint Secretary designated as Adviser or The Subject Divisions are : Additional Secretary designated as Senior Adviser or by a Secretary level officer i. Agriculture Division, designated as a Principal Adviser. ii. Social Justice and Social Welfare 1.7 These Divisions fall under two broad iii. Communication , IT & Information categories: Division, iv. Human Resources Development (i) Specialist Divisions which are concerned Division with aspects of the entire economy e.g. Financial Resources, Development Policy v. Environment and Forests Division and Perspective Planning Division etc. (including climate changes) and vi. Health, Family Welfare & Nutrition Division, (ii) Subject Divisions e.g. Agriculture, Human Resources, Health, Housing etc. which vii. Housing & Urban Affairs Division, 2 — Annual Report 2010-11 Chapter 1: Role, Composition and Functions viii. Industries Division, (PEO) is an integral part of Planning Commission with a responsibility to undertake ix. Minerals Division evaluation studies to assess the impact of x. Power & Energy Division, selected Plan Programmes/ Schemes in order to provide useful feedback to the Planners xi. Rural Development Division, and implementing agencies. Apart from its xii. Science & Technology Division, Headquarters at Delhi, the PEO has seven Regional Evaluation Offices in a few State xiii. Women & Child Development Capitals and eight field offices attached with Division, them. xiii. Transport & Tourism Division, 1.10 The Unique Identification Authority of xiv. Village & Small Enterprises Division, India (UIDAI) has been constituted in January, xv. Voluntary Action Coordination Cell 2009 as an attached office under aegis of Planning Commission. UIDAI shall have the xvi. Water Resources (including Water Supply) responsibility to lay down plan and policies Division to implement UID Scheme, shall own and xvii. Women & Child Development operate UID database and be responsible for its updation and maintenance on an ongoing xviii. Minority Cell basis. Headquarter of UIDAI is in Delhi and it has its Regional Offices in eight places. 1.8 Besides, the Planning Commission is also required to service various Committees 1.11 With the transfer of National Rainfed and/or address such specific issues as may be Area Authority (NRAA) from Ministry of assigned to it from time to time. Agriculture to the Planning Commission, all matters relating to the NRAA will henceforth 1.9 The Programme Evaluation Organisation be looked after by Planning Commission. Annual Report 2010-11 — 3 Chapter 1: Role, Composition and Functions Annexure 1.1 Composition of the Planning Commission (as on 31.12.2010) Dr. Manmohan Singh, 1. Chairman Prime Minister Deputy Chairman 2. Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia Shri Pranab Mukherjee, 3. Member Minster of Finance Shri Sharad Pawar, 4. Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Member Food and Public Distribution Shri P. Chidambaram, 5. Member Minister of Home Affairs Km. Mamata Banerjee, 6. Member Minister of Railways Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, 7. Member Minister of Health & Family Welfare Shri Kamal Nath, 8. Member Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri Dayanidhi Maran, 9. Member
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