(a) whether the Committee on the implementation of projects has since submitted its report;
(b) if so, the salient points of the report;
(c) whether the Government have accepted the report; and
(d) if so, the details of the action proposed to be taken thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE OF IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING, MINISTRY OF
STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC
ENERGY AND DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (SHRI S. B. MOOKHERJEE )
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The Committee was set up to examine the existing procedures
for investment approval and implementation of projects and to
suggest measures to simplify and expedite the process for
investments in public and private projects. The Committee has
submitted it report in two parts. Part-I of the report covers
upstream issues arising from conceptualisation of projects to
the stage of investment approval in respect of Government and
Public Sector projects. It contains recommendations for re-
engineering the project cycle for public investments so as to
achieve greater professionalisation of project preparation,
appraisal and post evaluation stages of the cycle. Part-II of
the report deals with downstream issues arising from the
stage of investment approval till the completion of projects
and extending to their operational phase. The Report includes
recommendations relating to re-engineering of regulatory
processes at the Central and State levels for simplification
of the procedures relating to the grant of various approvals
and rationalisation of the inspection, record keeping and
reporting requirements. The recommendations also envisage
greater use of information technology tools in the
administration of approvals.
(c) Yes Sir.
(d) The nodal Ministries concerned have been asked to take
appropriate action for implementing the recommendation
contained in the Report.