Question

what are the main functions of Planning Commission of India​

Answer 1

Composition

The composition of the Planning Commission has been mentioned below:

(1) Prime Minister is the ex-officio Chairman of the commission. He presides over the meetings of the commission.

(2) Deputy Chairman is the de-facto chairman of the commission. He is given the rank of a Cabinet Minister. He is responsible to formulate and submit the draft Five Year Plan to central cabinet.

Answer 2

Answer:

The following functions have been assigned to the Planning Commission as per Allocation of Business Rules:

Assessment of the material, capital and human resources of the country, including technical personnel, and formulation of proposals for augmenting such of these resources as are found to be deficient ;

Formulation of Plan for the most effective and balanced utilisation of the country's resources;

Definition of stages in which the Plan should be carried out on a determination of priorities and allocation of resources for completion of each stage;

Determination of the nature of the machinery necessary for the implementation of the Plan in all its aspects;

Appraisal from time to time of the progress achieved in the execution of each stage of the Plan

Public Cooperation in National Development;

Hill Areas Development Programme;

Perspective Planning

Directorate of Manpower