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T R O P E 2 1 R .in - 1 1 L 0 A 2 U N Government of india Planning Commission .planningcommission.gov N www A ANNUAL REPORT 2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT 2011-12 Government of India Planning Commission New Delhi Website: www.planningcommission.gov.in Chapter 1: Role, Composition and Functions CONTENTS Chapter No. Particulars Page No. Chapter 1 Role, Composition and Functions 1-4 Chapter 2 Economy and the Plan: An Overview 5-20 Chapter 3 The Plan 21-31 Chapter 4 Major Activities in the Planning Commission 32 4.1 Agriculture Division 32-33 4.2 Social Justice and Social Welfare Division 33-39 4.3 Bharat Nirman 39-43 4.4 Communication & Information 43-52 4.5 Development Policy Division 52-53 4.6 Education Division 53-56 4.7 Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister 56-57 4.8 Environment & Forests Division 57-61 4.9 Financial Resources Division 61-65 4.10 Health, Nutrition & Family Welfare Division 65-70 4.11 Housing and Urban Development Division 70-73 4.12 Industry Division 73 4.13 International Economics Division 73-77 4.14 Labour, Employment and Manpower Division 77-85 4.14.1 Labour, Employment and Manpower Division 77-78 4.14.2 Skill Development 78-85 4.15 Multi - Level Planning (MLP) Division 86-90 4.16 National Innovation Council 90-93 4.17 Plan Coordination & Parliament 93-95 4.17.1 Plan Coordination & Management 93-94 4.17.2 Parliament Section 94-95 4.18 Power and Energy Division 95-97 4.19 Project Appraisal and Management Division 97-102 4.20 Perspective Planning Division 103-105 Annual Report 2011-12 — iii Chapter 1: Role, Composition and Functions Chapter No. Particulars Page No. 4.21 Rural Development Division 105-107 4.22 Science and Technology Division 107-109 4.23 Secretariat for Committee on Infrastructure 109-117 4.24 Socio-Economic Research Division 117-124 4.25 State Plans Division 124-125 4.26 Transport Division 125-127 4.27 Tourism Cell 127-128 4.28 Unique Identification Authority of India 128-131 4.29 Village and Small Enterprises 131-134 4.30 Voluntary Action Cell 135-136 4.31 Water Resources 136-151 4.32 Women & Child Development 152-156 4.33 Administration and Other Services 156-192 4.33.1 Administration 156-157 4.33.2 Career Management Activities 157 4.33.3 Organisation Method and Co-ordination Section 157-158 4.33.4 Hindi Section 158-159 4.33.5 Library and Documentation Center 159 4.33.6 National Informatics Center – Yojana Bhavan Unit 159-186 4.33.7 Departmental Record Room 186-187 4.33.8 Planning Commission Club 187-190 4.33.9 Welfare Unit 190 4.33.10 Charts, Maps & Equipment Unit 190-192 4.33.11 Right to Information Cell (C&I Division) 192 Chapter 5 Programme Evaluation Organisation 193-200 Chapter 6 Vigilance Activities 201 Annexure C&AG’s Audit Observations 202-203 Annexure Organisation Chart of Planning Commission 205 iv — Annual Report 2011-12 Chapter 1: Role, Composition and Functions LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1 GDP Gross Domestic Product 2. CAD Current Account deficit 3. FII Foreign Institutional Investment 4. CSO Central Statistics Office 5. MoSPI Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation 6. NAS National Accounts Statistics 7. IIP Index of Industrial Production 8. WPI Wholesale Price Index 9. MTA Mid Term Appraisal 10. GDPfc Gross Domestic Product at Factor Cost 11. GDPmp Gross Domestic Product at Market Prices 12. PE Provisional Estimates 13. QE Quick Estimates 14. AE Advance Estimates 15. GDS Gross Domestic Savings 16. GCF Gross Capital Formation 17. FRBM Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management 18. DAC Department of Agriculture and Cooperation 19. RE Revised Estimates 20. BE Budget Estimates 21. RBI Reserve Bank of India 22. FDI Foreign Direct Investment 23. PFI Portfolio Investment 24. NSSO National Sample Survey Office 25. MRP Mixed Recall Period 26. PLB Poverty Line Basket Annual Report 2011-12 — v Chapter 1: Role, Composition and Functions Chapter 1 Role, Composition and Functions 1.1 The Planning Commission was determine the conditions which in view constituted in March, 1950 by a Resolution of current social and political situation, of the Government of India, and it works should be established for the successful under the overall guidance of the National execution of the Plan. Development Council. The Planning f) Appraise from time to time the progress Commission consults the Central Ministries achieved in the execution of each stage and the State Governments while formulating of the Plan and recommend adjustment Five Year Plans and Annual Plans and of policies and measures that such also oversees their implementation. The appraisal may show to be necessary. Commission also functions as an advisory Planning body at the apex level. g) Public Co-operation in National FUNCTIONS Development. h) Specific programmes for area 1.2 The following functions have been development notified from time to allocated to the Planning Commission as time. per the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961: i) Perspective Planning a) Assessment of the material, capital and j) Institute of Applied Manpower human resources of the country, including Research. technical personnel, and formulation of proposals for augmenting such of these k) Unique Identification Authority of resources as are found to be deficient. India b) Formulation of Plan for the most (i) Policy, planning and implementation effective and balanced utilization of the of Unique Identification No. (UID) country’s resources. for residents in India and all 2ected matters. c) Definition of stages in which the Plan should be carried out on a determination l) All matters relating to National Rainfed of priorities and allocation of resources Area Authority (NRAA). for completion of each stage. COMPOSITION OF THE d) Determination of the nature of machinery COMMISSION necessary for the implementation of the Plan in all its aspects. 1.3 Prime Minister of India is the ex- officio Chairman of the Planning Commission e) Identifying the factors which, are tending and the present composition of the Planning to retard economic development and Commission is: Annual Report 2011-12 — 1 Chapter 1: Role, Composition and Functions 1. Dr. Manmohan Singh Chairman, Prime Minister 2. Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia Deputy Chairman 3. Shri Pranab Mukherjee Member, Minister of Finance 4. Shri Sharad Pawar Member, Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries 5. Shri P.Chidambaram Member, Minister of Home Affairs 6. Shri Dinesh Trivedi Member, Minister of Railways 7. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad Member, Minister of Health & Family Welfare 8. Shri Kamal Nath Member, Minister of Urban Development 9. Shri M.K.Alagiri Member, Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers 10. Shri Kapil Sibal Member, Minister of Human Resource Development Member, Minister of State for Planning, Science & Technology and 11. Dr.Ashwani Kumar Earth Sciences 12. Dr. (Ms.) Syeda Hameed Member 13. Prof. Abhijit Sen Member 14. Shri B.K.Chaturvedi Member 15. Dr. Saumitra Chaudhuri Member 16. Dr. Mihir Shah Member 17. Dr. Narendra Jadhav Member 18. Dr. K. Kasturirangan Member 19. Shri Arun Maira Member 20. Smt.Sudha Pillai Member-Secretary 1.4 Deputy Chairman, Planning participates and gives direction to the Commission is in the rank of Union Cabinet Commission on all major issues of policy. Minister, whereas all full-time Members and 1.6 The Deputy Chairman along with the Member-Secretary (from S.No. 12 to 20) of full time Members and the Member-Secretary the above composition are in the rank of of the Planning Commission function as a Union Minister of State. composite body in the matter of detailed Plan 1.5 The Prime Minister in his capacity formulation. They direct, guide and advise as Chairman of the Planning Commission various Subject Divisions of the Commission 2 — Annual Report 2011-12 Chapter 1: Role, Composition and Functions in the exercises for preparing Approach vi. Project Appraisal and Management Papers/Documents leading to Five Year Plans Division (Home Affairs Cell) and Annual Plans formulations/ Mid-Term vii. Socio-Economic Research Unit Appraisals etc. Their expert guidance is also available to the Subject Division for monitoring viii. State Plan Division (including Island and evaluating the Plan Programmes, Projects Development authority Cell), and Schemes. ix. Decentralized Planning Division, 1.7 The Planning Commission functions Panchayati Raj and Special Area through several Subject Matter Divisions and Programmes (Including Western Ghat a few Specialist Divisions. Each Division Sectt.) is headed by a Senior Level Officer of the level of Joint Secretary designated as Adviser x. Infrastructure Division or Additional Secretary designated as Senior The Subject Divisions are: Adviser or by a Secretary level officer designated as a Principal Adviser. i. Agriculture Division, 1.8 These Divisions fall under two broad ii. Social Justice and Social Welfare categories: iii. Communication, IT & Information (i) Specialist Divisions which are Division, concerned with aspects of the iv. Human Resources Development entire economy e.g. Financial Division Resources, Development Policy and Perspective Planning Division v. Environment and Forests Division etc. and (including climate changes) (ii) Subject Divisions e.g. Agriculture, vi. Health, Family Welfare & Nutrition Human Resources, Health, Housing Division, etc. which are concerned with vii. Housing & Urban Affairs Division, specified fields of development in the related areas. viii. Industries Division, The Specialist Divisions functioning in the ix. Minerals Division Planning Commission are: x. Power & Energy Division, i. Development Policy and Perspective xi. Rural Development Division, Planning Division xii. Science & Technology Division, ii. Financial Resources Division, xiii. Women & Child Development iii. International Economics Division, Division, iv. Labour, Employment and Manpower xiv. Transport & Tourism Division, Division, xv. Village & Small Enterprises Division, v. Plan Coordination Division and Management Division xvi.