Prasad, C.S <br/><br/>
District planning: an approach to decentralised planning 

<br/><br/> Economic Development is a multi-dimensional process and economic planning has emerged as an accepted tool for achieving the same speedily. In a welfare state the broad objective of development planning is to maximise the socio-economic welfare of the people. However, the specific objectives of the development planning can be viewed as varying with the changing social, political and economic calues and standards in the country at different time periods. There are several theoretical objective functions of development. One is maximisation of production by optimum utilisation of natural resources, labour and capital, and increase in production efficiency through better management and technology. The other obj 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Economic Planning<br/> District Administration<br/> Decentralisation<br/>District Planning - India