PLANNING COMMISSION MAY BE REPLACED WITH – MISSION @ DEVELOPED INDIA – M@DI

PLANNING COMMISSION MAY BE REPLACED WITH – MISSION @ DEVELOPED INDIA – M@DI  OR IT MAY CHRISTENED AS – MISSION  AIMED AT DEVELOPED INDIA (MAADI) , OR MISSION – DEVELOPED INDIA (MDI) : SUGGESTION FROM TEN NEWS

CHAIRED BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND HEADED BY A NATIONAL THINKER WITH A CABINET MINISTER STATUS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL PLANNER . HE WILL BE ADVISED BY 5 TO 7 DEPUTY NATIONAL PLANNERS – HAVING VAST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE FILED OF MAJOR SECTORS LIKE AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRIES, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH, EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY , WATER RESOURCES, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT ETC AND ASSISTED BY THE TEAM OF OFFICERS LED BY THE SECRETARY. MISSION WOULD ALSO BE ASSISTED BY ALL THE LINE DEPARTMENTS OF GOVT OF INDIA WHENEVER ASKED.

MINISTER OF FINANCE COULD BE THE EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE MISSION.

CABINET SECRETARY AND PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE PRIME MINISTER COULD BE SPECIAL INVITEES.

IT’S VISION COULD BE “DEVELOPED INDIA ” .

(MISSION WILL DEFINE SOCIO-ECONOMIC , HUMAN RESOURCE INDEX , BENCHMARKS AND TECHNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FOR “DEVELOPED INDIA”)

THIS NATIONAL STRATEGIC AND PERSPECTIVE PLANNING MISSION MAY ADVISE CENTRAL MINISTRIES / DEPARTMENTS /STATES/ UTs ON NATIONAL SECTORAL AND SUB-SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES .

IT’S MISSIONS MAY BE

(I) TO LIST ALL THE NATIONAL PRIORITY SECTORS AND ATTEMPT NUMERIC RANKING BASED ON THE IMPORTANCE TO BE ACCORDED TO THE EVERY SECTOR.

(II) WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED SECTORS – IDENTIFY SUB- SECTORAL PRIORITIES AND ATTEMPT NUMERIC RANKING BASED ON THE IMPORTANCE TO BE ACCORDED TO THE EVERY SUB-SECTOR.

(III)RECOMMEND  SUB-SECTOR WISE RATIO OF ALLOCATION OF FUNDS WITH TOTAL ESTIMATED PLAN FUNDS FOR A FINANCIAL YEAR. MOF WILL PROVIDE ESTIMATED PLAN FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE SUBSEQUENT F.Y.

(ACTUAL SCHEME / PROJECT WISE FUND ALLOCATION FOR EVERY F Y WILL BE DONE THROUGH BUDGET BY MINISTRY OF FINANCE IN CONSULTATIONS WITH THE RESPECTIVE MINISTRIES)

THIS MISSION CAN HAVE CONSULTATIONS AT NATIONAL , CENTRAL DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC , PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE, NATIONAL / STATE POLITICAL PARTIES . STATES/STATE , UTS/UT , DISTRICTS/DISTRICT , ULBs/ULB , VILLAGEs/VILLAGE , SECTOR /SUB-SECTOR – SPECIFIC , NGOs, INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, INTERNAL , INDIVIDUALS ETC LEVELS.

ADVISE OFFERED BY THE MISSION ( AND NOT BY THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ) SHALL BE BINDING ON CENTRAL MINISTRIES / DEPARTMENTS / UTs/ CPSEs /CENTRAL STATUTORY / AUTONOMOUS BODIES ETC AS EVERY ORGANS NATIONAL VISION SHALL SHALL BE AIMED AT “DEVELOPED INDIA “.

Advice on government spending by keeping the Kelkar target in mind and devising economic and social sector strategies within that constraint could be be the think tank’s first priority .

It  could be a national strategic adviser, doing big thinking and thinking for the future. Among other priorities will be a blueprint for a manufacturing revival — a theme in the PM’s Independence Day speech.

EXISTING CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES MAY BE SCRAPPED IN A PHASED MANNER.

MISSION WILL REVIEW – ALL CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEMES.

ALLOCATION OF SPECIAL PLAN/CENTRAL ASSISTANCE AND ADDITIONAL CENTRAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATES/UTs MAY DECIDED BY THE RESPECTIVE CENTRAL MINISTRIES IN CONSULTATIONS WITH MOF.

ALLOCATION OF NORMAL CENTRAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES/UTs MAY REMAIN UNDER THE PREVIEW OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE.

MISSION MAY RECOMMEND MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO PROVIDE INCENTIVE FOR STATES / UTs FOR ACHIEVING “DEVELOPED INDIA” BENCHMARKS / INDEXES / PARAMETERS.

MISSION CAN REVIEW ONGOING CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEMES, ASSESS THE DEMAND – SUPPLY GAPS THROUGH A CONSULTATIVE MEETINGS WITH CENTRAL MINISTRIES AND UTs IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

MISSION CAN REVIEW ONGOING STATE SCHEMES, ASSESS THE DEMAND – SUPPLY GAPS THROUGH A CONSULTATIVE MEETINGS WITH STATE GOVTS IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

EXISTING PERMANENT STAFF  OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION COULD  BE CONVERTED INTO A SECRETARIAT FOR  M@DI .

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