Kerala peoples' planning programme

2. BHAGYA VIJAYAN
PALB : 3120
Sr.M.Sc Agril.Extension

3.  Introduction
 Objectives
 Decentralization
 Origin of Kerala People’s Planning Campaign
 Planning and activity phase of the programme
 Critical Assessement of the programme
 Research studies
 Conclusion
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5. 14 DISTRICTS
POPULATION 3 CRORES
75TALUKS
152 CD BLOCKS
1453 REVENUEVILLAGES
978 GRAM PANCHAYATS
5 CORPORATIONS
60 MUNICIPALITIES
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7. 1. To know the concept of Democratic
Decentralization
2. To understand and examine Kerala’s
People’s Planning Campaign
3. To review the research studies on Kerala’s
People’s Planning Campaign
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8. Autonomy
Subsidiarity
Role Clarity
Uniformity
People’s Participation
Accountability
Transparency
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9. Balwantrai Mehta Committee,
1957
Ashok Mehta Committee, 1977
GVK Rao Committee, 1985
L.M. Singhvi Committee, 1986
73rd Amendment, (1992-’93)
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10.  “Little republics”
 Kerala’s general left history
 1957 Communist ministry’s pro-active poverty
programmes
 1960- Kerala Panchayat Act
 20th century marked
- literacy for all
- land reforms
- agricultural labours act
 Evolution of a civil society
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11.  1986- Local community initiatives
 1987- first step towards KPPC
- elected district council
 1993-’96 - 73rd amendment
- 9th five year plan
 1996 - KPPC
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CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

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Grama Sabha (GS)
Neighbourhood Groups (NHGs)
Resource Persons
Development Seminar (DS)
Task Force
Committee System
Expert Committees (ECs)
District Planning Committee
State Level Coordinators
State Election Commission
State Finance Commissions
Ombudsman

14.  Big Bang
 Reversals
 Learning by doing
 Campaign to set the agenda and instill enthusiasm
 Planning as entry point
 Continuous refining
 Activist facilitation
 Fast track response system
 Phases of experimentation, correction,
stabilization and institutionalization
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15.  Empower the panchayats and municipal
organisations
 Develop the responsibility and capacitate officials
 To mobilise the expertise of NGO’s and other
private organisations
 To mobilise the “mass”
 Reorient the focus on civil society
 Institutionalising changes
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16.  Needs Assessment
 Situation analysis
 Strategy setting
 Priority setting and Resource allocation
 Plan Finalization
 Plan document preparation
 Vetting of Plans
 Approval by DPC
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19. Contd..........
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20.  To identify and prioritise the felt needs of
the people
 To match these needs with local resource
availability
 To form task forces to prepare
development project
 Projects prepared : prioritised and
integrated
 Respective development report and plan
document
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21.  Specifications on sectoral allocations
 Social justice allocations
 Anti-poverty sub plan
 Special Component Plan
 Tribal Sub Plan
 Gender Plan
 Plan for special groups – children, aged, disabled
 Infrastructure Plans
 Asset Management Plans
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22.  Agriculture, Animal husbandary, Dairy development,
Fisheries
 Soil conservation and agri-allied industries
 Implemented by Krishi Bhavans
 Pojects prepared by task forces
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23.  Key role of KILA
 District outreach centres
 Trainers on call in all districts
 Training Advisory Council under DPC
 Training as per clear action plan
 Handbooks on all development sectors
 Design of Plan formats
 Help desk
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24. Pros
 shift in local spending
 diversion of funds
restricted
 bureaucratic delays were
reduced
 Earmarked funds for
weaker sections
Cons
 problems of adherence to
guidelines
 Postponement of
beneficiary focused
projects
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25. RESEARCH STUDIES..........
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26. I. People’s Campaign in Vithura and Nanniyode
Panchayats of Kerala:
N.D. Gopinathan Nair, 2000
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31. 2. Kerala’s People’s Planning Revisited:
Gilbert Sebastian,2009
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32. Source: State Planning Board 32

33. Government
institution
Ninth plan Tenth plan
Plan
amount
released(in
crores)
% of
state
plan
Plan
amount
released
(in crores)
% of state
plan
Grama Panchayat 1399.56 15.82 2276.2 20.44
Block Panchayat 358.41 4.05 466.05 4.19
District Panchayat 376.48 4.26 387.52 3.48
Municipalities 209.17 2.36 270.25 2.43
Corporations 142.41 1.61 260.11 2.33
Total 2486.03 28.1 3660.13 32.87
Source: State Planning Board 33

34. 3. Evaluation of Agricultural Projects under
Peoples Plan Campaign in Malappuram
District
- Prema .A., 2006
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Social participation Index = Attendance in(Gramasabha
+ Krishi Bhavan meetings)
Maximum participation Score

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Sl.no Panchayat Participation
Index
1 Amarambalam 0.62
2 Kottakal 0.61
3 Thiroorangadi 0.63

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40. QUESTIONS
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