Planning Department,Government of Meghalaya

Regional Planning & Development Council

Two Regional Planning and Development Councils had been constituted by the Government (since 2004) one for the 3 (three) Districts of Garo Hills with Headquarter at Tura and another for the 4 (four) Districts of Khasi and Jaintia Hills. The function of the Councils is to take stock of the natural and human resources of the Districts as well as the pattern of development and exploitation of their resources and also to coordinate, monitor and review the implementation of the District Plans and Programmes within the given Region. Each Council consists of a Chairman and Members appointed from amongst the Ministers, Chief Executive Members of Autonomous District Councils, Deputy Commissioner of the District and others. The Commissioner of Division having jurisdiction over the Districts within the region concerned is the Member Secretary. This is by and large non- functional and Staffs and Officer are presently assisting the Planning (R) wing.

ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL ARE AS FOLLOWS :

To review the natural and human resource potential of the region with reference to the pattern of development and exploitation of such regional resources, and to suggest ways and means for optimum development and exploitation of these resources.
To formulate and project realistic regional needs and aspirations, keeping in view availability of resources for the region. To achieve such end, the Council will prioritize schemes and programmes within the objectives of the National and State Plans and fiscal resources likely to be available for such purposes.
Formulation of realistic Annual, Five Year and Perspective Regional Development Plans.
Intra – regional co-ordination of implementation of plan programme and schemes.
To monitor, evaluate, review and suggest course – corrections for implementation of development plans and programmes at the regional level.
To discharge such other functions as may be specifically assigned to the Council from time to time by State Government, and to make suitable recommendation(s) for such purposes.
To formulate, consider and recommend Annual Regional Development Plans and to submit such plans within September each year, for the following year.