District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (Disha) composition

Q.  Which of the following is/are true regarding District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (Disha)?

1) It replaces District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee (DVMC) whose jurisdiction was just rural and urban development sector.
2) The Chairperson of the committee will be the senior most MP (Lok Sabha) elected from the district, nominated by the Prime Minister.
- Published on 01 Aug 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2
 
  • Earlier District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee’s (DVMC) jurisdiction was only in the rural development sector and there were regular complaints regarding the effectiveness of this committee.
  • The Chairperson of the committee will be the senior most Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) elected from the district, nominated by the Ministry of Rural Development.
  • The other Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) representing the district will be designated as Co-Chairpersons.
  • One MP (Rajya Sabha) representing the State and exercising option to be associated with the district level Committee of that district (on first come basis) will be designated as Co-Chairperson.

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