Table of Contents CHAPTER-1 FORMULATING THE RESEARCH 14 1.1 Background 14 1.2 Need of study/Rational 15 1.3 Aim and Objectives of the Study 16 1.4 Approach and Methodology 17 1.5 Chapter Scheme 18 CHAPTER-2 LITERATURE REVIEW 20 2.1 Genesis and Background of Decentralisation and District Planning in India 20 2.2 Milestones in District Planning 21 2.3 Recent Attempts 27 2.4 The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992 28 2.5 Manual for Integrated District Planning - Planning Commission of India, 2008 29 2.6 District Planning Process-As per the Manual, 2008 29 2.6.1 Preparation of the Five Year Perspective Plan 30 2.6.2 Preparation of Annual Plans 30 2.7 Transforming a Vertical Planning Process into a Horizontal Process: 31 2.8 Interconnection in Urban Context 32 2.9 Status of District Planning Across States 34 2.10 Three Tier Structure and Planning Process: Inter-relationships with the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) 35 2.11 Composition of DPCs in India 36 2.12 Election of DPCs 37 2.13 Good Practices of Decentralised District Planning in Some Selected States 38 2.13.1 Madhya Pradesh 38 2.13.2 Kerala 40 2.14 Distinguished Features of district planning in the states 43 CHAPTER 3 STUDY AREA AND DESCRIPTION 45 3.1 Introduction to the Study Area 45 3.1.1 Historical Perspective 45 3.1.2 District Profile 46 3.1.3 Geography of the Nalanda 46 3.1.4 .Tourism in Nalanda District 46 3.1.5 Major Places in Nalanda District 48 3.1.6 Social Structure 51 3.2 Genesis and Background of Planning in Bihar 52 3.3 Bihar District Planning Act, 2006 53 3.4 Functions of District Planning Committee in Bihar 53 3.5 PRIs in BIHAR 53 3.6 Concept of District Planning in Bihar- Changing Approaches 56 3.7 Allocation Criteria and Planning under BRGF?s in Bihar 58 3.7.1 BRGF?s and Panchayati Raj Institutions in Bihar 60 CHAPTER 4 ENTITLEMENT BASED PLANNING PROCESS DOCUMENTATION .. 62 4.1 Objectives of Entitlement Based Planning 62 4.2 Types of Entitlement 64 4.3 Function and functionaries in Planning Process 65 4.4 Integrated District Planning Process 66 4.5 Process of draft vision and Five Year Perspective of FYP?s in Bihar 67 4.6 Planning Process 69 4.7 Preparation and Documentation of Decentralised Plans at Local Level 72 4.8 Consolidation of Plans at Different levels 74 4.9 Value Addition in the Visioning Process by Different Levels 74 4.10 New Initiatives and Innovations in District Planning Approach 76 CHAPTER-5 BUDGET/DATA ANALYSIS 78 5.1 Data Analysis 78 5.2 Process of Plan Formulation and Fund Allotment 79 5.2.1 Resource Envelope of Nalanda District 80 5.3 Sub-Plans: A Strategy of Inclusion 87 5.3.1 Scheduled Caste Sub Plan 88 5.3.2 Tribal Sub- Plan 91 5.3.3 Women Component Plan 94 5.4 Findings of the Study 97 CHAPTER-6 CONCLUSION 109 BIBLIOGRAPHY/WORKS CITED 113