In a novel initiative the Planning Commission has reached out to the college/ university students through an event called Hackathon to present the 12th Plan to public at large The event activities involved many of young creative designers  coders  film-makers along with policy and development enthusiasts from IIT-KGP and other institutions like Jadavpur University visualized and narrated the 12th Plan through infographics  short films and support the initiatives proposed in the Plan by developing software applications