Planning committee will be formed in each district of Gujarat

To facilitate quick development process at grass root level in the state, the Government of Gujarat has taken a decision to form District Planning Committee(DPC) in each district of the state.

According to highly placed source based in Gandhinagar, proposed DPC will be headed by a Minister who will act as a Chairman, the district Panchayat President will act as Vice Chairman of the DPC. District Collector will be Co-Vice Chairman, District Development Officer will be a member secretary. Committee’s one fourth members will be taken from district’s Municipalities and District Panchayat.

All MLAs, MPs, district level officials and district planning body’s members will be permanent invited members of the DPC. Those committee members who are not officers will get traveling and daily allowances.

The committee will study, plans prepared by district’s Municipalities and Panchayats and prepare a macro level proposed development map for entire district. This proposed map will ensure equal distribution of water and natural resources. Infrastructural and environmental development issues will be included in this map. Proposed committee will develop financial and other sources. It will discuss development related issues with institutions suggested by the state government. It will implement state government’s planning related orders.

Once ready, Committee will present it’s proposed development map for the district to the state government for approval.