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fact, an in-house meeting of the State Planning Board may be organized for the kind of role performed by the State Planning Board vis-a vis those of the Planning Commission before any reforms in this area is contemplated. 7. The plurality in the understanding of the planning process of District plan is an area where State Planning Board could take a meeting of its own, fi rm-up its common understanding and then sensitize the others. The planning formulated from Gram Samsad at the rural area & booth committees of Nagar Palikas at urban situation should ensure the resource mapping by participatory neighbourhood survey as stated before. This should be transmitted to Block Planning Committees who will refer it to D.P.C. The State Planning Board being involved at every step would be able to prepare an optimum planning for the State which will be presented to the Planning Commission at the Centre. This proposal if accepted will legitimise the existence of Planning Commission and also the State Planning Boards. Conclusion India, like all developing countries, is in a cross-road for its developmental process. Planned development instituted by Socialist Russia had initial success particularly benefi ting the erstwhile marginalised people. Subsequently this failed to deliver ultimate solution for human emancipation. The reasons of this failure have not yet been properly analysed. Imperialism in the pretext of globalisation, Neo Liberalisation and imposition of market economy is bound to impose further misery over the poor countries. The poor people in every country, even in the developed ones, will also be severely af- fected. A rational solution may be found through a synthesis of both the systems e.g. planned and market economy. This will facilitate the proper function of the planning institution. The developed countries should abandon their aggressive greed for profi t through commercialisation of basic human services like health, education & adequate amenities of life. In ancient period countries who achieved acme of glory learnt that material benefi t alone fails to provide peace and perfection to the human beings. They taught people to sacrifi ce so that ultimate emancipation is achieved. The planning procedure in India should welcome the phenomenal advancement of techno science but it should also pay equal importance on the social aspect of science. The planners at all levels should understand that complete eco-friendly development is impossible but the best planning should attempt to minimise the onslaught on Nature. A synthesis between the knowledge of the experts and wisdom of a wise common man should provide the solution. Endnotes 1 Personal communication from Prof. Nipen Bandyopadhyay (Former Researcher, Shantiniketan), Member, State Planning Board, Govt. of West Bengal 2 http://www.idianetzone.com/45/plan- ning_commission_india.htm 3 Planning Commission (India), Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 4 Ashok Mehta Committee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 5 Formation of State Planning Board, West Bengal – The Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary dt. 13th May 1972. 6 wbplan.gov.in/docs/AnnualRe- port200809/Planning%20Sector.pdf T RANSFORMATIVE PLANNING 7 Planning from below by the villagers themselves in Bengali Language: Published by Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Governemt of India. References and Additional Thinking • ‘Studies in Bengal Renaissance’, published by National Council of Education, Bengal, Kolkata – 32, 3rd Edition, March 2002. • State Planning Board, West Bengal (1972-75) Published by State Planning Board, 6, Camac Street, Kolkata. • ‘Being Indian’ by Pravin Kumar.World Bank Report on Health (1992). • ‘Promised but not Implemented (Treatise of Health Policy)’ by Dr. Gouri Pada Dutta. Published by Asok Kumar Pal, 53, Creek Row, Kolkata–700014; April 2003. • ‘People & Power’ (Devolution of power to people through Panchayat in West Bengal) by Dr. Gouri Pada Dutta. Published by West Bengal Voluntary Health Association, 19A, Dr. Sundari Mohan Avenue, Kolkata – 700014; Web:- www.wbvha.org • ‘Social Issues of Health’ by Dr. Gouri Pada Dutta. Published by Suresh Bhadra, Pratyaya, 24/1B, Creek Row, Kolkata – 700014; April • Jiboner Aaina (in Bengali) (i.e. Through the Mirror of Life) (collection of essays) by Dr. Gouri Pada Dutta. Published by Kanika Chakraborty, Effect Publication, DC – 116, Narayantala (West) Desh Bandhu Nagar, VIP Road, Kolkata – 700059; 2009 AD (The views expressed in the write-up are personal and do not reflect the offi cial policy or position of the organization.) THE INDIA ECONOMY REVIEW 85
P LANNING P ARADIGM Don't Throw the Baby with the Bath Water Planning Commission of India needs to adopt more transparent and vibrant mechanism in order to gratify the needs of an economy in transition which faces challenges unique to its own Manoj Kumar Managing Partner, India Strategy Group, Hammurabi & Solomon Consulting, New Delhi The Planning Commission is chaired by the Prime Minister of India and has a Deputy Chairman and other members. The Planning Commission is answerable to the Parliament of India through the Hon’ble Prime Minister as its Chairman. Would it make a difference to identify planning as just another ministry having a dedicated Minister of the rank of a Cabinet Minister? Would this increase the level of accountability of the Planning Commission or would it act as a oversight mechanism over the conduct of the Planning Commission? The answers appear to be in negative 86 THE IIPM THINK TANK since the inherent role of planning cuts across and impacts practically all other departments of the Government of India. One argument could be that if the US doesn’t have a body like this, why are we stuck with something that seems to jar of the old Soviet-style of functioning. It is invariably overlooked that the role of planning in the US, as is evident from the massive package for shoring up US infrastructure, is played by the US Treasury. Conceptually, in India too it can be undertaken by the Finance Ministry; but the fi rst government of the Republic, in its wisdom, didn’t burden the Finance Ministry with yet another responsibility. Having the activity of Planning along side the other Ministries would not address the issue of accountability and oversight of the Planning Commission. In fact as a autonomous body under the Chairmanship of the PM, the Planning Commission enjoys the requisite autonomy from interference of other Ministry or departments and is able to prioritize planning in accordance with the constitutional mandate and common minimum programme under the mentorship of the Prime Minister. What else therefore can be done to ensure that the Planning Commission of India does not exceed its brief by over —
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