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Planning & Development Department

Planning and Development (P&D) department, Government of Balochistan, is a premier planning body in the province. It formulate all development planning policy matters and plans to execute the policy. Provincial Five Years Plans (FYP) contain development policy while annual Public Sector Development Programs (PSDPs) are planned to implement FYP policies concerning social, infrastructure and productive sectors. Small and medium range projects are accommodated in PSDP. P&D department has various studies and surveys conducted for use in planning. District profiles, Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and very recently a Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) are some of instances of efforts for better planning.

Documents relating to project cycle are processed in P&D department. They include Concept Clearance Papers, PC-1, PC-1i( Feasibility Study Form), PC-111 (Progress Report), PC-1V (Completion Report) and PC-V (Project evaluation Report).

Mission Statement

To plan judiciously the scarce financial resources to improve socio-economic conditions of the masses of the province

Organization Chart

Additional Chief Secretary (Dev.)

· Secretary Planning

o Additional Secretary

§ Section Officer

· Chief Economist

o Chief of Section

§ Assistant Chief of Section

o Research Officer

· Joint Chief Economist

o Chief of Section

§ Assistant Chief of Section

o Research Officer

· Director general (Implementation)

o Chief of Section

§ Assistant Chief of Section

o Research Officer

Functions

Planning including policy and development;
Co-operation of technical assistance from abroad;
Economic research (and matters relating to Board of Economic Inquiry);
Co-operation of statistics in General, and all matters relating to the Bureau of Statistics;
Processing of all development schemes, programs and proposals submitted by other Departments and making recommendations to Government thereon;
To evaluate the progress of development schemes and write their critical appraisal;
Maintaining liaison with the National Planning Agencies;
Initiation of measures for giving suitable publicity to the Development Plan and educating the Public on the results achieved from time to time;
Co-operation of training of local officers in foreign countries;
Foreign aid including donor cooperation, concept clearance and keeping proper liaison with all the donors and the federal ministries concerned;
Autonomous bodies i.e. Quetta Development Authority, Balochistan Development Authority, Gwadar Development Authority, Balochistan Coastal Development Authority, and Balochistan Water and Sanitation Authority;
Inter-departmental Co-operation in cases relating to Economic Policy and Development;
Inter-Provincial Co-operation in the field of Economic Policy; and
Monitoring and evaluation of all development projects and programs in the province.