Draft Annual Plan 1989-90 Vol. I Vol. IV District Plan (Plain Area)

Abstract

The concept of decentralized planning has been accepted in principle since the beginning of planning era. Its importance for a balanced, acceptable and meaningful development of the area has been reiterated in successive Five Year Plans. Inspite of its crucial role, the concept -could not go beyond the State level. The states were also reluctant to undertake it below the State level because of lack of proper machinery at the district level as well as the lack of proper methodology of local level planning. But after 1969, with the development in the planning process as well as with evolving of the methodology of local level planning, the concept of (decentralized district planning gained ground. Maharashtra followed by Gujarat and Karnataka took the lead and Uttar Pradesh followed.