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| Name | Secretariat of Planning |
Secretariat of Planning The Secretariat of Planning is a public institution responsible for national strategic formulation, program coordination, and resource allocation. It interfaces with ministries, regional authorities, and multilateral institutions to design medium- and long-term plans, monitor implementation, and evaluate outcomes. The Secretariat frequently collaborates with international development banks, bilateral agencies, and research institutes to align national priorities with global frameworks.
The Secretariat of Planning serves as the central body for coordinating strategic initiatives across executive ministries such as Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Environment and regional entities like state governments or provincial governments. It often reports directly to the head of state or the cabinet and liaises with supranational organizations including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations Development Programme, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Asian Development Bank or African Development Bank as relevant. The Secretariat typically maintains partnerships with academic institutions such as Harvard University, London School of Economics, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and think tanks like Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Center for Global Development.
The origin of modern planning secretariats traces to interwar and postwar institutions such as the New Deal agencies, Bretton Woods Conference, and national planning councils founded after World War II. Similar offices emerged following decolonization and development planning movements influenced by economists from Keynesian economics circles and advisers linked to United Nations missions. Over time, the Secretariat has evolved in response to structural adjustment episodes involving the International Monetary Fund and policy innovations promoted by multilateral lenders during the 1980s and 1990s. In the 21st century, the Secretariat adapted to incorporate frameworks like the Sustainable Development Goals and initiatives driven by the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Organizationally, the Secretariat is divided into directorates or departments modeled on functional areas: strategic planning, program evaluation, macroeconomic analysis, territorial development, social policy, infrastructure and public investment, and monitoring and evaluation. Leadership typically includes a Secretary or Chief Planner who may be supported by deputies and advisory councils comprising representatives from Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, central banks such as the Central Bank, parliamentary committees, and provincial planning agencies. The Secretariat frequently hosts technical units staffed by professionals from institutions like OECD Development Assistance Committee, Inter-American Development Bank, or national statistical agencies such as the National Statistical Office and collaborates with research centers including International Food Policy Research Institute and Institute of Development Studies.
Core responsibilities include drafting national development plans, coordinating sectoral plans with ministries such as Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Energy, and Ministry of Labor, and conducting impact assessments for major programs like those financed by the World Bank or Inter-American Development Bank. The Secretariat prepares proposals for capital investment prioritization, aligns projects with international agreements like the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals, and develops monitoring frameworks used by parliamentary oversight committees and agencies such as the Auditor General or Comptroller General. It also issues technical guidelines for regional development entities and partners with donor coordination mechanisms led by organizations such as the United Nations Development Programme.
Planning processes managed by the Secretariat involve multi-stage consultations with stakeholders including ministries, subnational governments, national legislatures such as the Parliament, trade unions, business chambers like the Chamber of Commerce, and civil society organizations linked to Civil Society Forum networks. The Secretariat employs analytical tools and models developed by universities like Massachusetts Institute of Technology and organizations such as RAND Corporation and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis to perform scenario analysis, cost–benefit appraisal, and fiscal space assessments. Major planning cycles coordinate with budget calendars used by Ministry of Finance and central bank policy horizons, and they often culminate in publicly released instruments like national development strategies or public investment plans reviewed by bodies including the Legislative Assembly.
Funding for the Secretariat is typically provided through national budget appropriations administered by the Ministry of Finance and may be augmented by externally financed technical cooperation from entities like the World Bank, United Nations Development Programme, European Union programs, or bilateral agencies such as USAID, DFID (now Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office), and JICA. The Secretariat manages budgetary envelopes for analytical work, project design, monitoring systems, and capacity-building initiatives and coordinates procurement in line with regulations overseen by audit institutions such as the Supreme Audit Institution.
Notable outputs often include multi-year National Development Plans linked to flagship projects in partnership with institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and European Investment Bank. Programs have included large-scale infrastructure investments, territorial development initiatives coordinated with European Union cohesion policies, social protection expansions in collaboration with International Labour Organization, and disaster resilience programs aligned with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Secretariat also spearheads policy reforms tied to fiscal consolidation negotiated with the International Monetary Fund and investment promotion strategies designed in coordination with organizations like United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.