The Full Form of GPDP is Gram Panchayat Development Plan.

The 73rd Amendment in our Constitution mandates a crucial role for our Gram Panchayats (GP) with regard to local area planning which is an indispensable pre- condition to function as an “institution of local governance” and policy formulation at the grass root.

Gram Panchayats have a significant role to play in the effective and efficient implementation of flagship schemes for the transformation of rural India.

Towards this end, Gram Panchayats have been mandated for the preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) for economic development and social justice utilising the resources available to them.

The GPDP planning has to be a comprehensive, participatory process which involves the full convergence with Schemes of all related Central Ministries / Line Departments related to 29 subjects enlisted in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution.

Yet a large number of GPs are yet to prepare a quality GPDP due to various reasons.