Prime Minister seeks to replace Planning Commission with new body

08 Dec 2014 Evaluate

In a move to replace Soviet-style central Planning Commission with a 'Team India' concept, Prime Minister Narendra Modi  has stated that Planning Commission would be replaced by a new body which should be structured to meet the need of changing economic paradigm and comprise sectoral experts and states' representative. Narendra Modi held a brainstorming session on December 7 and most chief ministers favored restructuring of the Planning Commission, but there was no consensus on disbanding the existing set-up.

The government is looking at a structure which will have the Prime Minister, some Cabinet ministers and some chief ministers along with technocrats and experts in various fields. The new institution would have functions including monitoring and evaluation, programme project and scheme evaluation, cross-sectoral and inter-ministerial expertise and appraisal and monitoring of projects. Besides, the new body should act as think-tank and have network with universities and could provide internal consultancy services to states and the Centre on different matters.

Earlier in June, the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) has recommended the government to abolish the Planning Commission and constitute Reform and Solution Commission as a government think tank through an Act of Parliament. The IEO had noted that Plan Panel is susceptible to pressures from the PMO and exceeds the scope of its authority which leads to partial treatment in allocation of resources amongst the states. Further, Panning Commission consist mostly IAS officer having less domain knowledge, making the panel structure same as central ministries in way of its administration.

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