The document discusses the Planning Commission of India. It outlines the Commission's functions such as formulating national plans, assessing resources, prioritizing development goals. It also describes the organizational structure including the National Development Council and the process for developing 5-year plans through stakeholder consultation and independent evaluation.

1. GROUP 7 Chacko Jacob(20), Shakti Shekhar (34), Nishant Gulati(44) Siddhesh Joshi(61), Pritam Sonawane(63), Tarun Sethi (67)

12. Receipt of proposal form the Ministry/Dept./Planning Commission Prioritization of studies by DEAC normally meeting once/twice a year Allocation of study to Project Director Literature survey and preparation of Design Pre-testing Approval by Advisory Committee Orientation meeting of field staff Data entry and compilation Field Survey compilation Report Writing Approval