Department of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (Tamil Nadu)

Department of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives of state of Tamil Nadu
Agency overview
Formed	1811
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Ministers responsible	Thiru O. Panneerselvam ^[1], Minister for Planning Thiru P. Thangamani^[2], Minister for Special Initiatives
Agency executives	Thiru S.Krishnan IAS ^[3], Principal Secretary to Government, Planning and Development Department Thiru S.Krishnan IAS ^[4], Principal Secretary to the Government (Special Initiatives)
Parent agency	Government of Tamil Nadu
Website	www.tn.gov.in/departments/pd.html

The Department of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives of state of Tamil Nadu is one of the Department of Government of Tamil Nadu

History

Department of Statistics earlier functioned under the Administrative control of various Secretarial departments such as Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms Departments. At present it is under the administrative control of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department with effect from the year 1988. The present name “Department of Economics and Statistics” came into effect from 1996.^[5]

The Department of Evaluation and Applied Research (DEAR), Government of Tamil Nadu, originally functioned as Economic Analysis and Research Division in the Finance Department is now functioning as a separate Department since 1974 under the overall administrative control of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department ^[6]

Functions of the Department

The functions and duties of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department are:^[7]

i. Finalisation of Five Year Plans and Annual Plans in consultation with Union Planning Commission.
ii. Monitoring of Plan Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes, Schemes shared between State and Centre.
iii. Monitoring of poverty alleviation programmes such as Twenty Point Programme and Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY).
iv. Overseeing the implementation of Hill Area Development Programme and Western Ghats Development Programme.
v. Overseeing the functioning of Special Officer, World Trade Organisation (WTO) Cell.
vi. Review of progress of major infrastructure projects.
vii. Convergence and overseeing of schemes taken up under Special Initiatives.
viii. Coordination of projects taken up under Infrastructure Investment Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area.
ix. Preparation of Plan Budget Link for the Annual Plans.
x. Attending the works relating to National Development Council meetings.
xi. Coordination of the schemes relating to Remote Sensing.
xii. Overseeing implementation of the schemes under Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana.
xiii. The follow up action on the reports of the District Monitoring Officers. xiv. All miscellaneous work including consolidation of matters relating to the department.
xv. The service matters relating to the staff working in this department and also the service matters and schemes relating to the Heads of Department under the control of this Department viz. Department of Economics and Statistics, Department of Evaluation and Applied Research and State Planning Commission.

Sub - Departments

Name	Website	Established	Functions & Organisations
Department of Economics and Statistics	www.tnstat.gov.in/
Department of Evaluation & Applied Research	http://www.tn.gov.in/dear/index.htm

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Undertakings & Bodies

Name	Department	Website
Tamil Nadu Planning Commission		www.tn.gov.in/spc/
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)		www.chennaimetrorail.gov.in
Tamil Nadu State Land Use Board (TNSLUB)		www.tn.gov.in/slub/

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Present Ministers (2011-Till)

P. Mohan (politician), Minister for Rural Industries

Former Ministers

2006 - 2011:
- Karunanidhi - Minister for Home
- R. Viswanathan - Minister for Prohibition and Excise

References

↑ "Minister for Planning". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Minister for Special Initiatives". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Principal Secretary to Government, Planning and Development Department". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Principal Secretary to the Government (Special Initiatives)(Full incharge)". http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "History of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Departments" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "History of Evaluation and Applied Research Departments" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Functions of the Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Sub - Departments under the Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Organisations under the Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/pd.html (Official Website of the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Tamil Nadu)
http://www.tn.gov.in (Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu)
http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proact_pd.htm (Tamil Nadu Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department RTI)

Government Departments of Tamil Nadu

Departments headed by Principal Secretary (India) Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Agriculture Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Commercial Taxes and Registration Energy Environment and Forests Finance Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Health and Family Welfare Higher Education Highways and Minor Ports Home, Prohibition and Excise Housing and Urban Development Industries Information Technology Labour and Employment Law Legislative Assembly Municipal Administration and Water Supply Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (formerly Small Industries Department) Personnel and Administrative Reforms Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Public Public Works Revenue Rural Development and Panchayat Raj School Education Department of Social Reforms (Tamil Nadu) Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Special Programme Implementation Tourism and Culture Tamil Development, Religious Endowments and Information Transport Youth Welfare and Sports Development Welfare of Differently Abled Persons

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