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.