Decentralised Planning Division

Funtions of the Division

     Preparation of Five year plans, Annual Plans, Budget Estimates, Economic Review etc relating to :-

  1. Community Development and Panchayats.


  2. Rural Development.


  3. Development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.


  4. Urban Development.


  5. Co-ordination of Activities of plan formulation and implementation by Local Governments.


  6. Preparation of Guidelines and instructions for Local level planning.


Subjects dealt with by the Division
  1. Decentralised Planning.

  2. Rural Development.

  3. Urban Development.

  4. Welfare of SC & ST's & Other Backward Classes.
LIst of Departments & Agencies Coming Under the purview of the Divsion

  1. Panchayat Department

  2. Municipal Administration Department.

  3. Commissionrate of Rural Development.

  4. Scheduled Castes Development Department.

  5. Scheduled Tribes Development Department.

  6. Town & Country Planning Department.

  7. Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development studies of SC and ST.

  8. Kerala State Development Corporation for SC/ST.

  9. Kerala State Development Corporation for Christian Converts from SC and Recommended Communities.

  10. Kerala State Backward Classes Development Corporation.

  11. Kerala State Federation of SC/ST Development Co-operatives.


  12. Kerala Institute of Local Administration.


  13. State Institute of Rural Devlopment.


  14. Information Kerala Mission.


  15. Kudumbasree


  16. Kerala Urban Development Finance Corporation.

  17. Kerala State Rural Development Board
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  18. Kerala Urban Development Project. ( Theerapatham )


  19. Survey and Land Records Department.


  20. Attappady Hills Area Development Society.


  21. Peoples Action for Development
    22. . ( Kerala )

  22. Thiruavanathapuram
    23. Development Authority.

  23. Kollam Development Authority.


  24. Idukki Development Authority.


  25. Greater Cochin Development Authority.


  26. Goshee Islands Development Authority.


  27. Thrissur Urban Development Authority.


  28. Kozhikode Development Authority.
List of Study reports/ Publications prepared by the Division : Synopis of them (if possible): Nil

Any other details not covered above

     Functions as the Secretariat of the State level Coordination Committee for Decentralised Planning. The Coordination Committee is the policy making body in decentralised planning.