6. Differential Development Strategies Adopted

The Tenth Plan accepts that national targets do not necessarily translate into

balanced regional development. It further adds that the potential and constraints of each state differ from the other. That is why the Plan goes on to adopt a differential development strategy. Under this strategy, separate state- wise growth and other monitorable targets were worked out by the Planning Commission for the states with their consultation so that the states can focus on their development plans. The states are getting central plan support according to their development requirement, as against the past pattern of plan allocations. The developmental funds to the states and the central loans to them now accrue subject to their performance concerning the monitorable targets set for the states (to which they agreed).

7. Monitoring the Progress of Various Central Ministries

With the Tenth Plan the government has started a process under which the progress of different central ministries was monitored by the Planning Commission This is how the policy initiatives of the various ministries and the Planning Commission’s idea of development have been streamlined. The Planning Commission did really emerged as a ‘super cabinet’ in this way.