CHANGING ROLE OF

Prepared By: Mehul Shah (16)

Praveen Shetty (22)

PGDIBM(2008-2010)
AHMEDABAD MANAGEMANT ASSOCITAION
CONTENTS
 Objective/Motive
 Present Structure…

 Functions

 Planning Process

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 Performance monitoring & Evaluation

 Various five year plans –

Changing Role –
Analysis
 Growth Performance in the Five Year Plans

 Conclusion

 References

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FIVE YEAR PLANS….
 Developed by Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis of
Indian Statistical Institute

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 Inspired from the ideas from USSR's five year
plans developed by Domer.

 The plan is often referred to as the

Domer-Mahalanobis Model.

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OBJECTIVE/MOTIVE
 Set up in March, 1950 by the resolution of the
Indian government.

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 Established in order to bring about a steady and
swift rise in the living standards of Indian citizens

 Uplift the condition of India's poor population by

i. exploiting the country's rich resources (natural and
otherwise) efficiently,
ii. providing employment opportunities to all by
increasing the production levels in the agricultural
as well as industrial sectors.
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PRESENT STRUCTURE….
1. Chairman - Dr. Manmohan Singh
2. Deputy Chairman- Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia

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3. Minister of State- Shri M.V. Rajshekharan
4. Members - Dr. Kirit Parikh,
Prof. Abhijit Sen ,
Dr. V.L. Chopra ,
Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar ,
Dr.(Ms.) Syeda Hameed ,
Shri B.N. Yugandhar ,
Shri Anwar-ul-Hoda,
Shri B. K. Chaturvedi
5. Secretary- Dr. Subhas Pani 5
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FUNCTIONS
 To make an assessment of the resources of the country

 To formulate plans for the most effective and balanced

utilization of country's resources.

 To indicate the factors which are hampering economic

development.

 To determine the machinery, which will be necessary for

the successful implementation of each stage of plan.

 Periodical assessment of the progress of the plan.

 Maximize the output with minimum resources.

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 PLANNING PROCESS

Plan Formulation

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Monitoring & Plan
Evaluation Implementatio
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MONITORING &
METHODS OF

EVALUATION
 Monitoring & Evaluation

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Present State
Evaluation Evaluation Research
Organization Organization Organizations
(PEO) (SEO)

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 1.PRESENT EVALUATION ORGANIZATION
(PEO)
Central PEO - Established in 1952 to take up
independent diagnostic evaluation of
development (Central ) programs for

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assessment of :
• Physical & financial performance.
• Effectiveness of Implementation & Delivery
System.
•Impact on target groups.
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ABOUT PEO…

• Headquarters located at Planning

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Commission.

• 15 Field Units at State Capitals.

• Sanctioned staff of 241

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2.State Evaluation Organization
(SEO)

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•Each State has an evaluation Cell attached to
Planning Unit.
•Some States have large evaluation units but
most of them have a cell comprising of a
few staff members.
•Some conduct a large number (20) of
evaluation studies each year while most
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conduct 1-2 studies in a year.

Contd…..

•SEOs evaluate state level schemes.

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•Findings are sent to:
-State Planning Department
- PEO

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3. Research Organizations
Planning Commission, Implementation
Ministries entrust evaluation work to
research institutions

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• Studies requiring special methods & skill.
• Quick feedback
• Independent views.
Such Study Reports are normally made
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Various five year
plans Changing Role -
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Plan Period Aim / Goal Mainly Focus
First plan Rapid Agricultural Agricultural
(1951-1956) Development, rehabilitation
of refugees
Second plan Development of Basic and Heavy Industry,
(1956-1961) heavy industries Agriculture
(low Priority)

Third plan Self-reliant and self- Agriculture and

(1961-1966) generating economy Industries

Annual Plans “Plan Holiday” ( Because drought, devaluation of

(1966-1969) money, inflation recession, Indo-Pak war)
Fourth plan Growth with stability and self Along with industries
(1969- reliance , to achieve 5.5% and Agriculture,
1974) avg. growth in national emphasis was given to
income Family Planning Water
supply and sanitization
Fifth plan Removal of poverty and Industries , Housing
(1974-1979) attainment of self-reliance Urban and Regional
Development
 in percentage
Sector First Second Third Annual Fourt Fifth
Plan Plan Plan Plan h Plan Plan
(avg)
1951- 1956-61 1961- 1966-69 1969- 1974-
56 66 74 79
Agriculture & Allied 14.8 11.8 12.7 16.7 13.4 12.3
Sectors
Irrigation and Flood 10.1 9.5 7.8 7.1 8.6 9.8

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Control
Power 19.7 9.7 14.6 18.3 18.6 18.8
Village and Small 2.1 4.0 2.8 1.9 1.5 1.5
Industries
Industry and Minerals 2.8 20.1 20.1 22.8 18.2 22.8
Transport and 26.4 27.0 24.6 18.5 19.5 17.4
Communication
Education 7.6 5.9 6.9 4.6 4.9 4.3
Scientific Research 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.0
Health 2.6 2.1 2.1 1.9
Family Planning 5.0 4.9 0.3 1.1 1.8 1.2
Water Supply and 1.7 1.8 1.2 1.6 2.9 2.8
Sanitation
Housing Urban and 1.5 1.1 1.7 2.9
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Welfare of Backward 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.8
Classes
Social Welfare 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2
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 Sector Sixth Seven Eight Plan Ninth
Plan Plan Plan
1980-85 1985-90 1992-97 1997-
2002
Agriculture & Allied 6.06 5.85 5.18 4.9
Activities
Rural Development 6.40 6.97 7.93 8.7

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Special Area 1.45 1.59 1.55 0.4
Programmes
Irrigation & Flood 10.00 7.58 7.49 6.5
Control
Energy 28.14 28.20 26.62 25.9
Industry & Minerals 15.51 13.36 10.81 7.6
Transport 13.00 13.51 12.88 13.9
Communications 3.17 3.85 5.78 5.5
Science, Technology 0.93 1.38 2.08 2.1
& Environment
Social Services 6.12 17.0 19.2 23.0
General Services 0.78 0.69 0.42 1.5
Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.028
Plan Period Aim / Goal Mainly Focus

Sixth plan Direct attack on problem of Employment in

(1980-1985) poverty by creating conditions agricultural , rapid
of an expanding economy industrial development
(specially IT)

Seventh plan Improving the productivity Energy and

(1985-1989) level of industries by Employment
upgradation of technology.

Period Period of political instability in India ,no five year plan,

(1989-91) beginning of privatization and liberalization in India.
Eighth plan Containing population growth, Energy and Technology
(1992-1997) Poverty reduction, upgradation
Employment generation,
strengthening the
infrastructure.
Ninth plan GDP growth of 7% per annum. Energy and rural
(1997-2002) Plan was on “ Growth with development
Social Justice and Equality”
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OBJECTIVES OF THE TENTH PLAN
(2002-2007)
 Reduction of poverty ratio by 5 percentage points
by 2007;
 Providing gainful and high-quality employment at

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least to the addition to the labour force;
 All children in India in school by 2003; all children
to complete 5 years of schooling by 2007;
 Reduction in gender gaps in literacy and wage
rates by at least 50% by 2007;
 Reduction in the decadal rate of population
growth between 2001 and 2011 to 16.2%;
 Increase in Literacy Rates to 75 per cent within
the Tenth Plan period (2002 to 2007)

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CONTD…
 Increase in forest and tree cover to 25 per cent by
2007 and 33 per cent by 2012;
 All villages to have sustained access to potable

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drinking water within the Plan period;
 Cleaning of all major polluted rivers by 2007 and
other notified stretches by 2012;
 Economic Growth further accelerated during this
period and crosses over 8% by 2006.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE ELEVENTH
PLAN (2007-2012)
1. Income & Poverty
 Accelerate GDP growth from 8% to 10% and then maintain at
10% in the 12th Plan in order to double per capita income by

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2016-17
 Increase agricultural GDP growth rate to 4% per year to ensure a
broader spread of benefits
 Create 70 million new work opportunities.
 Reduce educated unemployment to below 5%.

2. Education
 Reduce dropout rates of children from elementary school from
52.2% in 2003-04 to 20% by 2011-12
 Develop minimum standards of educational attainment in
elementary school, and by regular testing monitor effectiveness
of education to ensure quality
 Increase literacy rate for persons of age 7 years or more to 85%
 Lower gender gap in literacy to 10 percentage points
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3. Health
 Provide clean drinking water for all by 2009 and ensure that

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there are no slip-backs
 Reduce malnutrition among children of age group 0-3 to half
its present level
 Reduce anaemia among women and girls by 50% by the end
of the plan

4. Women and Children

 Raise the gender ratio for age group 0-6 to 935 by 2011-12
and to 950 by 2016-17
 Ensure that at least 33 percent of the direct and indirect
beneficiaries of all government schemes are women and girl
children
 Ensure that all children enjoy a safe childhood, without any
compulsion to work
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5. Infrastructure
 Ensure electricity connection to all villages
 Ensure all-weather road connection to all habitation with population
1000 and above (500 in hilly and tribal areas) by 2009, and ensure
coverage of all significant habitation by 2015

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 Connect every village by telephone by November 2007 and provide
broadband connectivity to all villages by 2012
 Provide homestead sites to all by 2012 and step up the pace of
house construction for rural poor to cover all the poor by 2016-17

6. Environment
 Increase forest and tree cover by 5 percentage points.
 Attain WHO standards of air quality in all major cities by 2011-12.
 Treat all urban waste water by 2011-12 to clean river waters.
 Increase energy efficiency by 20 percentage points by 2016-17.

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Plan(2002- Plan(2007-
07) 2012)
Agriculture and Allied 3.75 3.74
Activities
Rural Development 8.51 8.26
Special Area Programmes 1.01 0.72

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Irrigation & Flood Control 6.95 5.77
Energy 22.47 23.43
Industry & Minerals 3.99 4.21
Transport 16.31 15.71
Communications 5.12 2.62
Science, Technology & 1.77 2.41
Environment
General Economic Services 1.88 1.72
Social Services 26.97 30.24
General Services 1.27 1.16
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Total 100.00 100.00
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Five Year Plans (% per annum)

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CONCLUSION
 Planning is, not a once-for all exercise for a five-
year period.

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 Requires a continual watch.

 Systematic observation of technical,

 Economic and social data and adjustments of

programmes in the light of new requirement.

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 REFERENCES

 Indian Planning Experience - A Statistical

Profile By Planning Commission, Government of India
,January 2001

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 Eleventh Five Year Plan 2007-12 Volume 1, 2 & 3
By Planning Commission, Government of India

 Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundharam

 www.planningcommission.nic.in
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