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WELCOME!


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TOPIC

Decentralised Planning System andDevelopment at the Various Planning Levelsin Ghana.


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Outline

Introduction

Objectives

Legal and Institutional Framework

Definition of Concepts

The Roles of the Various Planning levels

Contributions of the Decentralised system toDevelopment


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Outline Cont'd

Challeges

The Way Forward

Conclusion


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Objectives

To identify:

the various plg levels in Ghana

the roles of the various plg levels

contributions of decentralised plg todevelopment at the various levels

challenges of decentralised plg

and recommend solutions to the problems ofdecentralised planning

L l d I tit ti l


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Legal and InstitutionalFramework

First PNDC Law 207 (1988)

-to spread governance to stimulate grass rootparticipation in decision making

Local gov't Act 1993 (Act 462)

Supporting Acts:

-The D.A Common Fund Act 1993 (Act 455)

-The National Dev't plg Act, 1994 (Act 470)


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Definition of Concepts

Planning

-Julius Nyerere (1969)

Choosing among many desirable activities

-Diana Conyers and Peter Hills (1979)

See plg as:

1. a continuous process2. involving choices


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Definition of Concepts Cont'd

3. alternative ways of using resources

4. achieving particular goals in the future

Decentralisation

The transfer of power from the central to thelocal level with legal backing


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Definition of Concepts cont'd

Decentralised Planning

A process of promoting meaningful participationof all stakeholders in the preparation and

implementation of set management decisionsincluding the use of resources fordevelopment


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Definition of Concepts cont'd

Development (perceived differently bydifferent people)

-Pope Paul XI

The transition from misery, want, disease &illiteracy to decent condition of life

-Economists

Increase in the per capita income


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Definition of concepts cont'd

Decentralised Planning levels and Structures-National level: NDPC

-Regional level: Regional Coordinating council

or Regional Plg Coordinating Unit

-District level: District Plg Coordinating Unit

-Community level: Unit Committee or

Area/Town council

The Roles of the Various Plg


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The Roles of the Various PlgLevels in Ghana

National Level Plg-Provided for by the 1992 constitution (Article

86 and 89)

-Established by the NDPC Act 1994 (Act 479)FUNCTIONS

-Conduct research and make strategic analysis

of macro economic & structural reform options


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Roles Cont'd

-Prepare a dev't policy framework covering long& medium term objectives and strategies

-Coordinate the preparation of multi-yr rolling

dev't plans and programmes-Provide guidelines for the preparation of district

dev't plans, which are harmonised withsectoral plans to produce a broad national

development plan


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Roles Cont'd

Regional level planning-RCC

-Established by local gov't Act 1993 (Act 462)

FUNCTIONS

-Coordinating the dev't plans and programmesof the District Plg Authorities & harmonise

these with National Dev't Policies for approvalby the NDPC


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Roles Cont'd

-Provide the District Plg Authorities with theinfo. & data necessary for the preparation ofdistrict dev't plans

-Monitor and evaluate dev't plans & actions bythe districts

District Level Plg (District Plg Coordi. Unit)

-Local gov'ts and district assemblies (LocalGov't Act 1993 (Act 462) & NDPC Act 1994(Act 480)


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Roles Cont'd

FUNCTIONS-Provide and advise a secretariat for the DA

-Coordinate plg activities of sectors, related

departments & agencies in the district-Formulate & update district dev't plans

-Provide info. Required for plg at the national

level


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Roles Cont'd

Community Level PlgInvolves: Local councils, Town, Urban & Village

Dev't committees

- Established by local gov't intrument 1994(LI15 89)

FUNCTIONS

-Contribute labour & financial resources throughlocal fund raising for dev't


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Roles Cont'd

-Suggest priority needs-Act as watchdogs over local dev't projects at

their levels

-Implement and monitor self-help projects

Contribution of Decentralised


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Contribution of DecentralisedPlg System to Dev't

National Level-Local level views now part of national dev't

plans eg Vision 2020 & SADA

-Reduction of work burden on NDPC leading toeffective plg, monitoring & evaluating projectsto reduce waste


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Contributions Cont'd

Regional level-Supervising, monitoring & evaluating projects

eg Ghana @ 50 projects

-Effectively organise workshops & seminars forDAs. Eg seminars and workshops on GPRSin 2005

-Organise capacity-building programs forpersonnel in plg at the district level. Egtraining for DCDs


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District Level-DAs have served as institutions for the transfer

of national resources to the districts eg

Common Fund-Revenue mobilisation

-Districts have identified potential revenue

generating resources in their areas eg Sirigupottery in the Kassena Nankana West Dist.

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Community Level-Communities participate in the plg and siting of

projects eg the Winkogo Comm. Clinic

-Awakened local consciousness eg the cyanidespillage in Tarkwa

-Collection of vital data & self-support services

eg delivery services & information on birthsand deaths

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Challenges of Decentralised Plg

Inadequate and poor quality of humanresource

Political interferance in local level elections

Inadequate data base & poor infrastructure Over reliance on national institutions

Guidelines from NDPC limit the operation of

the decentralised plg units

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Drawbacks of Decentralised Plg

Influential people dominate decision making. It often results into conflict of interest

duplication and inconsistencies in the national

and local level plg The lack of strengthening of naitonal unity

since each sub-division concentrate on theirown development to the neglect of others

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Way Forward

Non partisan district level elections includingthe election of DCEs

Increase DA Common Fund from 7.5% to

10% Reduce membership of Unit Committee from

15 to 5

Active community involvement in projectplanning and execution.

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Way Forward Cont'd

More frequent capacity-building programmesbe organised for all planners to bring aboutuniformity.

CONCLUSION


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CONCLUSION

Despite all the shortcomings, decentralised plg

is still the best option & should therefore bestrengthened to yield the desired impacts

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END

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