Planning Commission praises software developed by MP board

Information collected through the software is being utilised in the implementation of Village Master Plan by various departments

PTI | August 1, 2011



The Planning Commission of India has recommended that other states adopt the software developed by the Madhya Pradesh Planning Board for the decentralisation of district planning system, official sources said on Sunday.

The recommendation came from Sudha Pillai, Member, Planning Commission. The Planning Commission was impressed by the database prepared by the software, sources claimed.

The State Planning Board has implemented the decentralised plan prepared through this software in all the districts of the state in 2011-12 and made a presentation of the software to Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

The plans chalked out with the help of this software were available online for all the stakeholders, the sources said. The information collected through the software is being utilised in the implementation of Village Master Plan by various departments. Besides government, other agencies too find it useful.

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