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It is a non-statutory body which was constituted to build cooperation between the States and the Planning Commission for economic planning. NDC was constituted on 6th August, 1952, by a proposal of the government. The Prime Minster is the Chairman and the Secretary of the Planning Commission remains the Secretary of the NDC (Fig. 25.4). Initially, only the Chief Ministers of the states were its members, but after 1967, all the ministers of the central cabinet, administrators of the states ruled by the centre and all the members of the Planning Commission were included as members of this body.
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing the 55th National Development Council Meeting, in New Delhi on July 24, 2010.
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Main Functions of National Development Council are:
- To evaluate the implementation of national planning from time to time
- To examine the social and economic policies that influences the economic development.
- To give suggestions in order to achieve the determined goals in National Plan and to achieve maximum cooperation of people.
- To study plan prepared by Planning Commission and after mutual discussions give it the final shape. It is only after its ratification that the format of the plan is published.
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia alongwith the Union Ministers and the Secretary, Planning Commission at the 55th National Development Council Meeting, in New Delhi on July 24, 2010
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