Founded in 1950, the Planning Commission of India was established for proper utilization of the resources of India. The Commission aims to provide more employment opportunities to the people by formulating various schemes and policies meant for the development of the society. The balanced exploitation of the wealth of the country is the prime responsibility of the Planning Commission of India.
The Commission performs several important functions through many divisional units. Each of the unit is administered by an efficient officer. Dr. Manmohan Singh is the present Chairman and Shri. Montek Singh Ahluwalia is the current Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India. The members of the Commission include Dr. V.L. Chopra, Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar, Dr. (Ms.) Syeda Hameed, Dr. Kirit Parikh, Prof. Abhijit Sen, Shri B.N. Yugandhar Shri Anwar-ul-Hoda and others. Some of the important divisions of the Planning Commission in India are as follows:
- Housing, Urban Development & Water Supply Division
- Industry & Minerals Division
- International Economic Division
- Infrastructure Division
- Labor, Employment and Manpower Division
- Multi-level Planning Division
- Monitoring Division
- Science & Technology Division
- Social Development & Women's Program Division
- Social Welfare Division
- Agriculture Division
- Backward Classes Division
- Communication & Information Division
- Development Policy Division
- Education Division
- Environment & Forest Division
- Financial Resources Division
- Health, Nutrition & Family Welfare Division
- State Plans Division
- Transport Division
- Village & Small Enterprises Division
- Water Resources Division
- Administration & Services Division
- Perspective Planning Division
- Program Outcome & Response Monitoring Division
- Plan Coordination Division
- Power & Energy Division
- Program Evaluation Organization
- Project Appraisal & Management Division
- Rural Development Division
There are also few other units, which are mainly responsible for making programs for the development of border region of India, Western Ghat and others.
The Planning Commission of India operates under the National Development Council. The members of the Planning Commission offer proper guidance to the several divisions for successfully implementing the important plans. The Commission has worked on different plans including:
- State Plan
The Commission is working on the Eleventh Five Year Plan. It has set up various committees for executing the plan for its fruitful completion.
Last Updated on 28 September 2012
