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ANNUAL REPORT 2008-09 Government of India Planning Commission New Delhi Website: planningcommission.gov.in CONTENTS Particulars Pages Chapter 1 Role, Composition and Functions 1 – 4 Chapter 2 Economy and the Plan: An Overview 5-13 Chapter 3 The Plan 14-22 Chapter 4 Major Activities in the Planning Commission 23-157 4.1 Agriculture Division 23-31 4.2 Backward Classes, SC and Tribal Development 31-35 4.3 Bharat Nirman Programme 35-36 4.4 Communication & Information Division 37-42 4.5 Development Policy Division 42-43 4.6 Education Division 43-46 4.7 Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister 46-47 4.8 National Knowledge Commission 47-48 4.9 Environment & Forests Division 48-49 4.10 Financial Resources Division 49-51 4.11 Health, Nutrition & Family Welfare Division 52-59 4.12 Housing and Urban Development Division 59-65 4.13 Industry Division (including Coal Unit) 65-67 4.14 International Economics Division 67-71 4.15 Labour, Employment and Manpower Division 71-73 4.16 Multi Level Planning (MLP) Division 74-75 4.17 Plan Co-ordination Division 75-77 4.17.1 Plan Coordination 75-76 4.17.2 Parliament Section 76-77 4.18 Power and Energy Division 77-78 4.19 Project Appraisal and Management Division 78-83 4.20 Perspective Planning Division 84-86 4.21 Rural Development Division 86-87 4.22 Science and Technology Division 87-89 4.23 Secretariat for Committee on Infrastructure 89-106 4.24 Socio-Economic Research Division 106-116 4.25 State Plan Division 116-118 4.26 Development of North Eastern Region 118-120 4.27 Transport Division 120-122 4.28 Tourism Cell 122-123 4.29 Village and Small Enterprises 123-124 4.30 Voluntary Action Cell 124 Particulars Pages 4.31 Water Resources 124-130 4.32 Women & Child Development 130-132 4.33 Administration and Other Services 132-157 4.33.1 Administration 132 4.33.2 Career Management Activities 133 4.33.3 Organisation Method and Co-ordination Section 133-134 4.33.4 Hindi Section 134-135 4.33.5 Library and Documentation Center 135-136 4.33.6 National Informatics Center – Yojana Bhavan Unit 136-152 4.33.7 Departmental Record Room 152 4.33.8 Planning Commission Club 153 4.33.9 Welfare Unit 153-155 4.33.10 Charts, Maps & Equipment Unit 155-157 4.33.11 Right to Information Cell (C&I Division) 157 Chapter 5 Programme Evaluation Organisation 158-165 Chapter 6 Vigilance Activities 166 Annexure C & AG’s Audit Observations 167-168 Annexure Organisation Chart of Planning Commission Chapter 1 Role, Composition and Functions 1.1. The Planning Commission was (d) Determination of the nature of constituted in March, 1950 by a Resolution of machinery necessary for the the Government of India, and it works under implementation of the Plan in all its the overall guidance of the National aspects. Development Council. The Planning Commission consults the Central Ministries (e) Identifying the factors which, are and the State Governments while formulating tending to retard economic Five Year Plans and Annual Plans and also development and determine the oversees their implementation. The conditions which in view of current Commission also functions as an advisory social and political situation, should Planning body at the apex level. be established for the successful execution of the Plan. FUNCTIONS (f) Appraise from time to time the 1.2. The following functions have been progress achieved in the execution of allocated to the Planning Commission as per each stage of the Plan and recommend the Government of India (Allocation of adjustment of policies and measures Business) Rules, 1961: that such appraisal may show to be necessary. (a) Assessment of the material, capital and human resources of the country, (g) Public Co-operation in National including technical personnel, and Development. formulation of proposals for augmenting such of these resources as (h) Specific programmes for area are found to be deficient. development notified from time to time. (b) Formulation of Plan for the most effective and balanced utilization of (i) Perspective Planning. the country’s resources. (j) Institute of Applied Manpower (c) Definition of stages in which the Plan Research. should be carried out on a determination of priorities and (k) The overall coordination of the allocation of resources for completion Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana. of each stage. Annual Report 2008-09 z 1 Chapter 1: Role, Composition, and Functions Note: The overall coordination of the Pradhan COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY) will be the responsibility of the Planning Prime Minister of India is the ex-officio Commission. However, overall management Chairman of the Planning Commission and and monitoring of the individual sectoral the present composition of the Planning programmes under PMGY will be the Commission is: responsibility of the concerned nodal Ministry/ Department. 1. Dr. Manmohan Singh Chairman, Prime Minister 2. Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia Deputy Chairman 3. Shri Pranab Mukherjee Member Minister of External Affairs 4. Shri Arjun Singh Member Minister of Human Resource Development 5. Shri Sharad Pawar Member Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 6. Shri Lalu Prasad Member Minister of Railways 7. Shri P.Chidambaram Member Minister of Finance/Home Affairs 8. Shri V. Narayanasami Member Minister of State for Planning 9. Dr. Kirit Parikh Member 10. Prof. Abhijit Sen Member 11. Dr. V.L. Chopra Member 12. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar Member 13. Dr. (Ms.) Syeda Hameed Member 14. Shri B.N. Yugandhar Member 15. Shri Anwarul Hoda Member 16. Shri B.K.Chaturvedi Member 2 z Annual Report 2008-09 Chapter 1: Role, Composition, and Functions 1.3. Deputy Chairman, Planning The Specialist Divisions functioning in the Commission is in the rank of Union Cabinet Planning Commission are: Minister, whereas all full-time Members (from S.No. 9 to 16 of the above composition) i. Development Policy Division, are in the rank of Union Minister of State. ii. Financial Resources Division, including State as well as Central 1.4. The Prime Minister in his capacity as Finances. Chairman of the Planning Commission participates and gives direction to the iii. International Economics Division, Commission on all major issues of policy. iv. Labour, Employment and Manpower Division, 1.5. The Deputy Chairman and the full time Members of the Planning Commission v. Perspective Planning Division, function as a composite body in the matter of including Statistics & Surveys detailed Plan formulation. They direct, guide vi. Plan Coordination Division, and advise various Subject Divisions of the Commission in the exercises for preparing vii. Project Appraisal and Management Approach Papers / Documents leading to Five Division, Year Plans and Annual Plans formulations/ viii. Socio-Economic Research Unit Mid-Term Appraisals etc. Their expert guidance is also available to the Subject ix. State Plan Division, Division for monitoring and evaluating the x. Multi Level Planning Division Plan Programmes, Projects and Schemes. including Hill Area Development, Western Ghats Development, 1.6. The Planning Commission functions Development and Reform Facility, through several Subject Matter Divisions and Decentralised Planning etc. a few Specialist Divisions. Each Division is headed by a Senior Level Officer of the level xi. Infrastructure Division [as Secretariat of Joint Secretary designated as Adviser or of the Committee on Infrastructure] Additional Secretary designated as Senior The Subject Divisions are: Adviser or by a Secretary level officer designated as a Principal Adviser. i. Agriculture Division, 1.7. These Divisions fall under two broad ii. Backward Classes and Tribal categories: Development Division, iii. Communication & Information (i) Specialist Divisions which are Division, concerned with aspects of the entire economy e.g. Perspective Planning, iv. Education Division including Youth Financial Resources, Development Affairs and Sports and Culture Policy Division, etc. and v. Environment and Forests Division, (ii) Subject Divisions e.g. Agriculture, vi. Health, Nutrition & Family Welfare Education, Health, Housing etc. which Division, are concerned with specified fields of development in the related areas. vii. Housing & Urban Development Division, Annual Report 2008-09 z 3 Chapter 1: Role, Composition, and Functions viii. Industry & Minerals Division, Besides, the Planning Commission is also ix. Power & Energy Division, required to service various Committees and/or address such specific issues as may be x. Rural Development Division, assigned to it from time to time. xi. Science & Technology Division, The Programme Evaluation Organisation xii. Social Justice & Women's (PEO) is an integral part of Planning Empowerment Division, Commission with a responsibility to xiii. Transport Division, undertake evaluation studies to assess the impact of selected Plan Programmes/ xiv. Village & Small Enterprises Division, Schemes in order to provide useful feedback xv. Voluntary Action Coordination Cell to the Planners and implementing agencies. Apart from its Headquarters at Delhi, the PEO xvi. Water Resources (including Water has seven Regional Evaluation Offices in a Supply) Division few State Capitals and eight field offices xvii. Tourism Cell attached with them. 4 z Annual Report 2008-09 Chapter 2 Economy and the Plan- An Overview PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY 2.2. The growth rate of the Indian economy, measured by the Gross Domestic 2.1. As per the available indications, the Product (GDP) at factor cost (at constant performance of the economy has been better 1999-2000 prices) accelerated in the Tenth than what was being projected by various Five Year Plan period (2002-03 to 2006-07) agencies for financial year 2008-09. The to a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) global recession, severe fluctuations in of 7.8%. The growth rate realised in the Tenth international oil prices and bouts of double Plan period is the highest in any Plan period digit inflation (peaked at 12.8 % in August so far.