| dc.description.abstract | This District Development Plan was prepared by the District Departmental Heads
of various ministries under the co-ordination of the District Commissioner assisted
by the members of the District Planning Unit. The plan drafts were discussed by
members of the District Executive Committee and approved by the District
Development Committee.
Rural Planning Department of the Office of the Vice President and Ministry of
Planning and National Development, provided overall guidance through seminars,
formulation of the guidelines and was also responsible for editing and publication
of the plan.
The plan is divided into three chapters, each of which addresses the theme of the
plan "Rapid Industrialization for Sustained Development."
Chapter One: Provides background information on the districts natural
and human resource base, the level of exploitation of
these resources, the welfare indicators, as well as socioeconomic
infrastructure of the district.
Chapter Two: Outlines the major constraints to industrialization and the
strategies that the district 'will pursue to achieve rapid
industrialization.
Chapter Three: Lists in order of priority for each sector, the major
projects and programmes which the DDC wishes to
implement during the 1 997-2001 plan period. Selection
and prioritization of projects and programmes was done
by the DDC.
The drafting of the plan was guided by the Sessional Paper No. 1 of 1994 and
other relevant national and sectoral policy documents. | en |
