[Urbanstudy] District Planning Committees

[ESGINDIA]

The Parliament is satisfied by the mere restatement of the intent of the 
74th Amendment.  There is absolutely on information about the extent to 
which this critical provision has been complied with.

Leo Saldanha














Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
18-August-2011 15:49 IST
District Planning Committees
Under Article 243ZD of the Constitution, the District Planning Committee 
(DPC) shall be constituted at the District level in every State to 
consolidate the Plans prepared by Panchayats and Municipalities in the 
district and to prepare a draft development plan for the district as 
whole. The composition and functions to be assigned to the DPCs are 
decided by the State Legislature. While preparing the draft development 
plan, DPCs have to take into consideration (i) matters of common 
interest between the Panchayats and the Municipalities including spatial 
planning, sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the 
integrated development of infrastructure and environmental conservation 
and (ii) the extent and type of available resources whether financial or 
otherwise. The Planning Commission has issued guidelines for preparation 
of district plans in August, 2006. A comprehensive Manual for Integrated 
District Planning has also been prepared in 2008. Moreover, Ministry of 
Panchayati Raj has issued guidelines dated 29.5.2009 to the States in 
this regard.

Grants to Panchayats are given under Backward Regions Grant Funds(BRGF), 
Thirteenth Finance Commission, etc. The formula and procedure for 
distribution among the Panchayats varies from scheme to scheme.

The above information was given by the Minister of Panchayati Raj Shri 
V. Kishore Chandra Deo in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

MC/ls


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