Vision Plan

309B. Vision Plan. – (1) Every newly elected Gram Panchayat shall, w ithin three months from the date of constitution enable the members of the Habitation sabha, Ward Sabha and Gram Sabhas to carry out a participatory rural appraisal that maps the resources, population and needs of its area. (2) Gram Panchayat shall prepar e a forward looking vision plan for the whole term of the panchayat based on development benchmarks established by local, State and Central Governments to set targets and develop outcome indicators for measuring using performance management system. (3) Th e vision plan shall form the basis of constructing needs -based annual plans for each year for the next five years of its term. prioritisation of issues shall be based on priority ranking method as laid down in the responsibility map. (4) Subject to the av ailability of funds during the next financial year, every Gram Panchayat shall forward their annual draft plans to the taluk planning and development committee for consolidation and integration within October of the current year. Explanation: For the purpo se of section 309A, 309B and wherever the said terms appear in the Act, - (1) “Participatory rural appraisal” involves the study, analysis and appraisal of factors undertaken in relation to the long term vision plan or the annual plans of panchayats under this Act ; (2) “Performance management system” means a scientifically based, data -oriented management system consisting of three primary elements -measurement, feedback and positive reinforcement and includes activities which ensure that goals are consist ently met in an effective and efficient manner through a process of alignment of resources, systems and employees to achieve strategic objectives and priorities; (3) “Priority ranking method” means the course of prioritizing of beneficiaries under the var ious schemes, programmes and plans taking into consideration the backwardness of the area, urgency of need, level of impact and coverage; 196