The present district development plan was prepared for Nawanshahr district in Punjab state of India. This DDP focuses on identifying the current status of the basic needs of the community and the gaps that needs to be addressed so that there is an improvement in the livelihood standards as well as the economy of the district improves. Few of the basic sectors are education, health, road connectivity, power, agriculture, social and economy, water conservation, sanitation, skill gap and employability, etc.