Planning and Research

Planning and Research Department was established in the year 1975. It has a Regional Office at Karaikal and a Planning Cell in the offices of the Regional Administrators of Mahe and Yanam.

Planning and Research Department formulates Five Year / Annual Plan based on the guidelines issued by Union Planning Commission. The activities of the Planning and Research Department may broadly be grouped as follows:

Formulation of Five Year Plan/Annual Plan and all matters connected to State Planning Board

• Plan Monitoring, including On-line monitoring of plan expenditure, through NIC. Conduct of Regional Plan Review Meetings
• Monitoring 20 Point Programme
• Monitoring the Flagship Programmes
• Conduct of Developmental Training
• All matters connected with Development Banking and matters relating to availing of Negotiated Loan
• National Small Savings