Decentralized Planning: It is not necessary that all planning always lies to be centralized;
Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions:
Decentralized Planning: It is not necessary that all planning always lies to be centralized; nor is it that planning is only about big industries and large projects. The ‘Kerala modle’ is the name given to the path of planning and development charted by the Stats of Kerala .There has been a focus model on education, health, land refoin, effective food distribution, and poverty alleviation. Despite low per capita incomes, and a relatively weak industrial base, Kerala achieved nearly total literacy,long life expectency ,low infant and female mortality, low birth .rates and Mgb access to medical care. Between 1987 and 1991, the government launched the New Democratic Initiative which involved campaigns for development (including total literacy especially in science and environment) designed to involve people directly in development activities through voluntary citizens’ organisations. The State has also taken initiative to involve people in making plans at the Panchavat, block and district level.
1. What is meant by decentralization?
2. Which state is the best example for this?
3. Which methods were used by state of Kerala for decentralization?
1 Answers
1. Decentralisation shares the powers even among the states and its subordinate units to run the administration in an efficient manner i.e. at the Panchayats, blocs and district level.
2. Kerala which is known as ‘Kerala Model’ also.
3. (i) Campaigning for development, especially in Science and environment.
(ii) To involve people in making plans at Panchayat, blocs and district level.