National Development Council

National Development Council was set up in the year 1952. It is an apex body for decision making and deliberations on development matters, presided over by the Prime Minister of India and comprising of Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of all the States and UTs, Administrators of Union Territories and Members of Planning Commission.

The functions of the Council are :

(i) To prescribe guidelines for the formulation of the National Plan including the assessment of resources for the Plan ;
(ii) To consider the national Plan as formulated by the Planning Commission ;
(iii) To consider important questions of social and economic policy affecting national development ;
(iv) To review the working of the Plan from time to time and recommend such measures as are necessary for achieving the aims and targets set out in the National Plan.

The Speech delivered by His Excellency the Lt. Governor / Hon’ble Chief Minister of Puducherry at the National Development Council Meetings are:

Sr. No.	Title	Document
1.	Address by Shri N. Rangasamy, Chief Minister, Puducherry 57th N.D.C. Meeting on 27th December 2012 at New Delhi	Click here to View/Download
2.	56th N.D.C. Meeting on 22nd October 2011 at New Delhi	Click here to View/Download
3.	Address by Shri V. Vaithilingam, Chief Minister, Puducherry 55th N.D.C. Meeting on 24th July 2010 at New Delhi	Click here to View/Download
4.	Address by Shri N. Rangasamy, Chief Minister, Puducherry 54th N.D.C. Meeting on 19th December 2007 at New Delhi	Click here to View/Download
5.	Address by Shri N. Rangasamy, Chief Minister, Puducherry 53rd N.D.C. Meeting on 29th May 2007 at New Delhi	Click here to View/Download
6.	Address by Shri N. Rangasamy, Chief Minister, Puducherry 52nd N.D.C. Meeting on 9th December 2006 at New Delhi	Click here to View/Download
7.	Address by Shri N. Rangasamy, Chief Minister, Puducherry 51st N.D.C. Meeting on 27th and 28th June 2005 at New Delhi	Click here to View/Download
8.	Address by Shri N. Rangasamy, Chief Minister, Puducherry 50th N.D.C. Meeting on 21st September 2002 at New Delhi	Click here to View/Download
9.	Address by Dr. (Tmt.) RAJANI RAI, Her Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor 49th N.D.C. Meeting, 1st September 2001, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi	Click here to View/Download