The move to remove planning Commission is excellent. This needs to be replaced with a suitable body which can take care of the Regional Imbalances and equitable development of various states particularly underdeveloped states seeking active coopration of developed states. The new body should have experts from Agriculture, Planning, Industry, taxation,rural development, Information technology and data collection. It should have representation from all regions. The village surveys which were once prominent and helped to devise developmental plans have been unfortunately given a go bye and it needs to be reintroduced involving NABARD and Regional Offices of the Reserve Banks. Local Boards of RBI need to be involved actively by the new body The strength and weaknesses of each and every state should be studied in depth and efforts have to be identified and activated to exploit the potential to the optimum. Infrastructure needs like Roads, Cold storage facilities, transports at reasonable costs need to be built without any leakage of money through corrupt practices. Social audits should be made compulsory whereever public spending is involved. A lot can be done by the new organisation and care should be taken to see that it does not become another white elephant.
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