<p>In the wake of rising debate over role of country’s apex policy making body Planning Commission, the government said on Thursday there were no plans presently to abolish it.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“No Sir. There is at present no proposal under consideration of the government for abolishing the Planning Commission,” Minister of State for Planning Rao Inderjit Singh said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha to a question if there was any such proposal.<br /><br />Earlier this week, the minister in his Facebook post said there was a need for streamlining the role of the commission. He had also said that it should not be seen as a hindrance by states. <br /><br />The Narendra Modi government is yet to reconstitute the Planning Commission, the term of which is co-terminus with the government. The Planning Commission, a constitutional body, is chaired by the prime minister, looking into the allocation of funds and policy formats for each five year period.<br /><br />Jawaharlal Nehru gave the foundation for the Planning Commission and with the liberalisation policy the concept became redundant. <br /><br />The prime minister is expected to make an announcement regarding the role of the commission. In reply to a separate question about funds utilised by Unique Identification Authority, he said as much as Rs 4,365 crore has been utilised between 2009-10 to 2013-14.<br /><br />Up to June of 2014-15, a sum of Rs 255.33 crore has been utilised for the purpose, he added.</p>
<p>In the wake of rising debate over role of country’s apex policy making body Planning Commission, the government said on Thursday there were no plans presently to abolish it.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“No Sir. There is at present no proposal under consideration of the government for abolishing the Planning Commission,” Minister of State for Planning Rao Inderjit Singh said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha to a question if there was any such proposal.<br /><br />Earlier this week, the minister in his Facebook post said there was a need for streamlining the role of the commission. He had also said that it should not be seen as a hindrance by states. <br /><br />The Narendra Modi government is yet to reconstitute the Planning Commission, the term of which is co-terminus with the government. The Planning Commission, a constitutional body, is chaired by the prime minister, looking into the allocation of funds and policy formats for each five year period.<br /><br />Jawaharlal Nehru gave the foundation for the Planning Commission and with the liberalisation policy the concept became redundant. <br /><br />The prime minister is expected to make an announcement regarding the role of the commission. In reply to a separate question about funds utilised by Unique Identification Authority, he said as much as Rs 4,365 crore has been utilised between 2009-10 to 2013-14.<br /><br />Up to June of 2014-15, a sum of Rs 255.33 crore has been utilised for the purpose, he added.</p>