Manual for Development Projects - Planning Commission

Chapter 4
v) The Sponsoring Agency should ensure protection of key points in the project (Annexure-IX).
Project Description
4.8 The description of the project should provide information pertaining to its physical features and
technical aspects. It should also include its justification and rationale, in addition to a brief account of the
work done in the past, the feasibility study undertaken and Government instructions and policies on the
subject. Project description is indeed a synopsis of the entire project and has to be given in a manner that
the appraising and sanctioning authority is enabled to appreciate its broad aspects without having to go into
the minute details.
Project Objectives and Targets
4.9 While preparing a project, particular heed has to be paid to the objectives and targets it would achieve
in terms of the goals and targets set out in the Five Year Plan. Besides, its relationship with the other
projects of the same sector/sub-sector should be shown over and above an indication of its own
contribution, in quantifiable terms, to an integrated programme or the five year plan. In this regard, the
sponsors have to obtain information from other related agencies by personal contact or correspondence.
The desired information can also be obtained by consulting the various published documents like the Five
Year Plan, Annual Plan of the Planning Commission, Economic Survey of the Finance Division and
statistical data periodically published by the Statistics Division. Under the head 'Objective', it is also to be
stated whether the output would be used for import substitution or export promotion or meeting the
increased domestic demand or a combination of these. The technology to be adopted and the source of
supply of machinery and equipment should also be mentioned.
Project Scope
4.10 While giving the scope of the project, the sponsors should indicate in quantitative terms the proposed
facilities which would become available from its implementation. Information is also required to be given
in respect of the following:
i) Demand for output, with its basis.
ii) Existing position regarding
(a) capacity
(b) Actual supply of output
iii) The gap that the project is going to fill between the supply and demand.
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