Comprehensive District Planning

Improving Methodologies Improving Methodologies forfor

CDPCDP

Major Activities

Facilitate:Preparation of Vision Document

5 year perspective plan for 11th Plan.

Preparation of annual plan for the year 2008-09

Geographical Coverage

Geographical Coverage -CDPS.no States Districts1. Bihar (4) Lakhisarai,Madhubani,

Saran and Bhagalpur2 Jharkhand(4

)Pakur, Jamtara, Palamu and Deoghar

3 Chattisgarh –CDAP(1)

Durg

4 Orissa- CDAP/CDP(1)

Angul

5 Sikkim (4) South,West, East and North

Status of Deliverables State Submission

of vision document

Submission of Plan

Remarks

Bihar Yes Madhubani, Saran and Lakhisarai

In process: Bhagalpur

Jharkhand Yes In progress Will be finished by 15th January

Chattisgarh –CDAP

Yes In progress Will be finalised by 31st January

Orissa- CDAP/CDP

Yes Submitted. Data entry on plan-plus is in progress.

Sikkim Plan submitted for all four districts

Submission of State plan by 20th January

Improving Methodologies for CDP

Major Activities Micro Planning in 5 GPs of each district Reporting formats for each step Compilation of all the reports and

minutesof the meeting

Field visits Process documentation at state and

national level Video Documentation

Improving Methodologies for CDP

Future Plan Submission of Plan by 10th January 2008

in Bihar (Bhagalpur). Submission of Plan by 15th January,

Jharkhand, all four districts. Submission of Durg-CDAP by 31st

January. Submission of Sikkim, State Plan by 20th

January

Improving Methodologies for CDP

Emerging Issues and Concerns 1. Delay in the completion of processes for CDP2. Quality of deliverables 3. Engagement with consultants/

Lessons learnt

Weak institutional mechanism to facilitate and consolidate the district plans.

Low priority of planning process at district level.

Absence of records/data Issue of ownership and accountability.

Recommendations

For second phase we should restrict our role as facilitator.

Strengthening of DPC, Madhubani

Objectives

The overall objectives of the projects are: District Planning Committee of district

(Madhubani) anchors the process of Participatory Planning at different levels with supports from different institutional structures.

District Planning Committee consolidates the plans of different Panchayats and Municipalities to prepare draft district plan.

Project Activities and Outcomes

Gauge the strength and weaknesses of the DPC Focused workshop cum training programme at

District/ Block level. Facilitate in constitution of Planning units at

various levels Generate data on the available resources in

Panchayats and ULBs. Supporting planning process at different levels of

Panchayats & Municipalities. Manual for Participatory district planning

Methods proposed in the Project

1.Strengthen the DPC through capacity building on different issues of participatory planning.

2. Suggest DPC for the use of latest technology, especially, GIS tools and techniques for resource mapping and spatial convergence and integration of rural- urban plans.

3. Suggest use of PlanPlus software at different tiers of the district for the consolidation of district plan in collaboration with NIC.

Deliverables

Brief Report on strength and weaknesses of DPC.

Workshop Report (District and Block level).

Support to DPC in planning process. Manual for District planning.

Planned and Delivered

Planned1. Brief Report on

strength and weakness of DPC

2. District level Workshop

3. Block level workshop

Delivered Yes

Held on 22nd and 23rd December. Report to be submitted by 10th Janauary, 09

Preparation is going on