This is an Externally Aided Project for "Improving Rural Growth and Productivity Opportunities for the Poor in Orissa" posed to be funded by the Department for International Development (DFID). This pilot project aims to creation of a District Planning & Monitoring Unit (DPMU) in all the 30 districts. DPMU will provide: (i) Technical support to DPC for preparation and consolidation of CP Plans, PS Plan and District Level Plan of Zilla Parishad and UEB Plans, and (ii) Assistance to the DPC for monitoring of various development programmes.