Introduction

A separate Department of Planning has been created with effect from l st September, 1972 for better and effective control over the implementation of the various plan included in the Annual Programmes. Hon. Deputy Chief Minister (Finance and Planning) is the Minister in-charge of the Planning Department and under his authority Hon. Principal Secretary and Development Commissioner and Principal Secretary (Employment Guarantee) are senior administrative officers. All the subjects of this department have been divided office-wise into a total of 44 desks (Karyasan) under these administrative officers.

The main function of this Department is formulation of annual programme at the State and District levels as per guidelines given by the Planning Commission. From 1st January, 2015 Central Government is established NITI AYOG in place of Planning Commision. Apart from this, the department helps in liaising with institutional funding agencies to provide more resources equipment materials for development schemes.

Following specific and additional programmes are being implemented under the administrative control of the Planning Department

Specific Programmes of the Department

To formulate Annual Scheme of the State

• Concurrent Evaluation of Plan Schemes
• Centrally Assisted Schemes
• State Planing Board
• Monitoring of 20 point Program -2006
• District Plan
• Directorate of Economics and Statistics
• Maharastra Remote Sensing Application Centre
• Development Boards
• Special Action Plan for Development of Hilly Area
• Chhtarapati Shahu Maharaj Research Training and Human Development Institute (SARTHI) , Pune
• Annasaheb Patil Economically Backward Development Corporation
• Sustainable Development goal
• State vision 2030

Additional Programmes of the Department

1. Tirthkhetra (a place of Pilgrimage) Development Programme
2. Human Development Programme
3. Member Of Parliament Local Area Development Programme (MPLADS)
4. MLA/MLC Local Area Developement Programme
5. State Data Bank
6. State Information Repository
7. Special Task Force for speedy development of Naxalite Area
8. State Level Bankers Committee
9. Providing Funds for Re-Capitalisation of Regional Rural Banks
10. Publicity, Advertisement and Co-ordination of Banking related Schemes of Central and State Government
11. Direct Benifit Transfer (DBT) System
12. Aspirational District Programme
13. Employment Guarantee Scheme
14. Mahatma Gandhi National Rulal Employment Guarantee Scheme
15. Maharastra Institution for Transformation- MITRA
16. Veer Shiroman Maharana Pratap Economic Development Corporation
17. Parashuram Economic Development Corporation
18. Shri.Vasavi Kanyaka Economic Development Corporation
19. Maharashtra Institute of Research and Training (Amrut)

The Directorate of Economics and Statistics is under the administrative control of the Planning Department, whose performance budget has been published separately.