Decentralized Planning
Experience in
Madhya Pradesh
M.P. STATE PLANNING COMMISSION
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Overview
This presentation provides a
brief overview of sharing the model
designed to rollout the Decentralized
Planning Process in the State
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Present Status
Villages
Block
participated plans
in process
52000
313
ULB
plans
360
(+ 6000
wards)
Districts Remark
plan
50
Online
available in
public domain
…….of preparation of various plan through decentralized approach
First ever……
• Prioritizing Activities by COMMUNITY themselves .
• Beneficiary identification during the planning process
by GRAM SABHA.
• Assessing status of Basic infrastructure of the state
• Assessing status Delivery of services.
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Key Sectors involved
INFRA.
EDU.
HEALTH
Development
Departments (No) Schemes (No.)
28
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180
LIVELI.
Community
Demands /
Activities (No)
10,00,000
(Approx. )
ENERGY
CIVIL
RIGHTS
Remark
Online available in
public domain
Framework, Organizational Structures, Methods,
Techniques, Tools Prescribed
 “MP Model” (DPP structure) of Madhya Pradesh State Planning
Commission ( Link A)
 Technical Support System for Capacity building of Planning Units .
(Link B)
 Technical Support Groups for facilitation of planning processes (
Link C)
 Methods, techniques, tools prescribed (LINK D)
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Outputs of DPP
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Village Master Plan (52,000 Plans )
Village Panchayat Plan(23,000 Plans)
Block level Plan (313 Plans)
Districts Plan (50 Districts Plans)
Rural and Urban Plan (Separate)
Scheme specific plan (965 Plans) Example RKVY-Dist. Morena
Sector Plans (06 Key Sectors )
Department Plans (All )
Beneficiary identification.
Planning & feedback mechanism (in process).
Main Advantages of this Exercise
 Ownership of plans & Involvement of stakeholders
 Integrate participatory monitoring, evaluation and
learning systems within the planning cycle itself
 Prioritize planning in advance for all
departments/schemes/sectors especially flagship
programmes
 Resource matching with “preferences of peoples’
demand” and “Departments’ pre-set targets”
 Effective efficient use of through access to untied funds
through village level plans like CDAP, NREGA, SSA, BRGF
plan etc.
 Achievement of sectoral goals (MDGs/ 11th 5yr. Plan)
through convergence amongst departments and schemes
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… Main Advantages
 Enhance sensitivity and accountability towards preferences of
people
 Build awareness level on schemes
 Feedback to improve scheme design
 Transparency, Feed-back possible
 Provide opportunity to build capacities of grassroots level
govt. functionaries
 Ensure Social Inclusion.
 Scope of local innovation
 Identifying champions at every level of implementation
 Driving convergences at the district level
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Area of further Improvement
(Quality issues)
 Limited communication efforts specially mass communication
 Convergence
 Role of elected representatives
 Managing and sustaining Change
 Urban Planning
 Integration of rural and urban
 Human Resources (inadequate)
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Area of further Improvement
(Quality issues)
 Limited capacity building efforts :
 Strengthening of DPCs and District Planning Offices
 Capacity development of key Stake holders specially
planning etc.
 Data management system
 Capacity Building in software application
 E- learning programmes
in DPP, Acts, urban
 Empanelment of National experts /Quality Institutes
 Inclusion of DPP section in other developmental modules
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Way Forward …
 Community based monitoring system -Social audit
 Resource mapping as per the demand
 GIS based action monitoring
 Awards and appreciations
 Political sensitization
 Strengthening of capacity of DPCs and key stake holders
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Thanks
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