Planning Commission replacement shouldn't allocate funds, say experts

............."The experts felt the appraisal function of schemes and programmes, which the Planning Commissions used to perform, should be handed over to the finance ministry," an official said. There was also a view that the new body could carry out long-term planning (with a 10-30-year horizon), the entire funding for which should be decided beforehand, without pre-empting contributions by state governments. Officials said the matter would now be decided by the prime minister.........



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