Local self-government institutions should take necessary steps to finetune implementation of various annual Plan projects in the second phase of the People’s Planning Programme, Haritha Keralam Mission vice chairperson T.N. Seema has said.

Dr. Seema was addressing the District Planning Council here on Monday.

She said the first phase of the People’s Planning Programme launched 20 years ago could succeed in making the common people aware that planning the annual Plan was their right, besides ensuring their effective participation in the planning process.

However, it was high time that execution part was given importance to make the second part of the programme a success, she said.

Development issues

Though the State could make tremendous achievements through the decentralised planning process, more stress should be given for enabling the local self-government authorities and staff to tide over the challenges posed to the State’s development, she said.

Dr. Seema said lack of coordination among various departments were often found to have been posing problems to the People’s Planning programme.

Pathanamthitta district panchayat president Annapoornadevi presided over the function.

P.V. Kamalasanan Nair, District Planning Officer; N. Rajeev, permanent member of the council; district planning council members Sam Eapen, N.G. Surendran, Binilal, P.V. Varghese, R.B. Rajeevkumar, and B. Sathikumari; Mohanraj Jacob, grama panchayat association president; and M.K. Vasu from KILA addressed the meeting.