1. 1 District Plans in Odisha: An Insight Dr. R V Singh, Officer on Special Duty Planning & Coordination Department, Government of Odisha

2. 2 Centralized planning unable to address local issues satisfactorily Acute regional and social disparities persist Levels of dissatisfaction and aspirations of people are rising District and sub-district planning apparatus is very weak Felt need to create reliable and lasting arrangements to deepen the process of decentralised planning Key Issues & Challenges Key Development Issues & Challenges

3. 3 Decentralized Planning  Decentralised Planning mandated by 73 rd and 74 th Constitutional Amendments Institution of District Planning Committee prescribed under Art. 243ZD  Planning Commission has directed States to prepare Annual District Plans during 11 th Five Year Plan Ministry of Panchayati Raj has also encouraged formulation of annual district plans under BRGF  Detailed Guidelines & Integrated District Plan Manual by Planning Commission Ramachandran Committee Report also consulted

4. Odisha’s Responses  The Orissa District Planning Committees Act, 1998 and Rules, 2000 District Planning Committees (DPC) constituted & functional in all 30 districts since 2003  Annual District Plans prepared in Odisha since 2008-09 A consultative and participatory exercise Technical Support Institutions engaged Approved by District Planning Committee State Plan includes district plan summaries since 2010-11  Initiatives to strengthen District Planning Apparatus 30 District Planning & Monitoring Units (DPMU) established District Planning Office and District Statistical Office merged & strengthened An Analytical Cell created  t 4

5. 5 District Planning Process in Odisha Planning & Coordination Department Panchayati Raj Department H & UD Department Panchayat Samiti Gram Panchayat Zilla Parishad LINE DEPARTMENTS DPC Technical Support Institution (TSI) Comprehensive District Plan (CDP) DPMU ULB

6. 6 DPMU: Structure General Planning Cell (Deputy Director, Plg & Statistics) Statistical Wing (Disaggregated data collection exercise) Planning Wing (Planning exercise) Analytical Cell Chief District Planning Officer District Collector Function: Responsible for providing analytical and conceptual support to the DPC and other two Cells of the DPMU.

7. 7  Strengthening planning capabilities at local levels Collecting, analyzing, updating and maintaining disaggregated database Prioritizing and consolidating plan proposals received from PRIs and line agencies Preparing shelf of project proposals  Secretarial support to District Planning Committees Consultative & participatory local level planning  Monitoring the implementation of approved development programmes Periodical surveys and thematic studies DPMU - Functions & Responsibilities

8. 8  Odisha – the first State to prepare comprehensive district plans in all 30 districts since 2008-09 to constitute DPMU in all 30 districts to incorporate summaries of district plans in the Annual State Plans since 2010-11  The quality of district plans needs to improve The State is continuously striving to improve quality of district plans  DPMU: extends secretarial support to District Planning Committees yet to undertake monitoring & evaluation functions District Plans in Odisha

9. 9