REGIONAL PLANNING Mrs.B.ANUSUYA, Assistant

Transcript:REGIONAL PLANNING Mrs.B.ANUSUYA, Assistant:
REGIONAL PLANNING Mrs.B.ANUSUYA, Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Geography, Government College for Women, Kumbakonam. GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS) KUMBAKONAM DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY II – M.Sc - Geography, Elective course (EC) UNIT: III PLANNING COMMISSION Role of Planning Commission: The Planning Commission is an extra-consitutional and non statuary body set up in 1950, by a Government resolution. The Prime Minister is it’s ex-officio chairman. It acts as an advisory body to the union Government for the formulation of the most effective and prepare a plan for the most effective and balanced utilization of the country’s resources. The National Development Council (N.D.C) was set up in 1959 as an adjacent to the Planning Commission to associate the states in the formulation of plans. The NDC is also extra-constitutional body. The NDC consists of prime ministers, chief-ministers of states, members of the Planning Commission and since 1967, all members of the union cabinet and administration of the union territories. The real stage of making and implementing a plan thus followed. FIRST FIVE YEAR PLAN (1951-1956) The First Five Year plan was launched in 1950-51. At the time of the plan, India was faced with the problem of influence of pain of refugees, severe food shortage, and mounting inflation. Moreover, there was disequilibrium in the economy caused by the Second World War as well as partition. The highest priority was given to Agriculture to overcome the food crisis and to curler (to Content) inflation. Objectives: (i) To introduce Food Production. (ii) To fully utilize available Raw-Materials. (iii) To correct the disequilibrium in the economy which was created by the Second World War (1939-45) and partition of India. (iv) To check inflationary pressure. (v) To build economic overheads such as roads, railways, irrigation, power etc., (vi) To reduce inequalities in income and wealth. Outlay: The total proposed outlay was Rs.870 crore of which Rs.2070 crore ( later-revised to Rs.2378 crore) was the outlay for the public sector outlay was 1960 crore and 44.6% of the total out lawed was devoted to development work. The investment of private sector amounted to Rs-1800 crore. India’s First Five Year Plan was a brave effort. The success achieved in many fields was remarkable and in many cases, the plan targets were exceeds. (a) Although the target for national income growth was only an 11% increase was 18% and perception income went up by 11%. (b) Food Production