Usman Shahid

Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives

The Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives is headed by the Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives, who is member of Parliament of Pakistan. The Minister is also Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of Pakistan. The administrative head of the Ministry is the Planning and Development Secretary of Pakistan. The main division under the ministry is the Planning Commission of Pakistan which is responsible for financial and public policy development institution of the Government of Pakistan. The Planning Commission's authoritative figures include; a Chairman who is the Prime Minister, assisted by the Deputy Chairman. Since 1952, the commission have had a major influence and role in formulating the highly centralized and planned five-year plans for the national economy, for most of the 20th century in Pakistan. Furthermore, the Public Sector Development Programmes (PSDP) also placed under the domain of the Planning Commission. The PSDP is an important public intervention to spur private investment by way of developing human capital and improving the infrastructure. The PSDP is aligned to the overall long-term development objectives of the government. Economically viable PSDP financed projects help boosting economic growth by bridging infrastructure and skill gaps. Other officials of the commissions include Planning and Development Secretary of Pakistan; Chief Economist; Director of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics; and Members for Social Sectors, Science and Technology, Energy, Infrastructure, and Food and Agriculture, and Development Communication.