Planning Commission: They could, if they only would

In September 2009, members of the newly reconstituted Planning Commission met outside the Yojana Bhavan premises — symbolically to break free from the past — to candidly discuss the institution’s role and functions over the next five years. The members present at the offsite individually wrote down their vision for the Planning Commission, along with their expectations of it, on a small piece of paper. Clearly, none of them wanted the Plan panel to be a stodgy organisation, playing the daddy-like role of allocating funds and picking holes in the proposals of states or Central government departments. There was consensus that it must change.

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