Objectives & Functions

Planning Department has two main Wings, namely Programme Wing and Employment Guarantee Scheme Wing. The programme wing mainly coordinates the matters under the programme and for that matters such as determining the expected expenditure under the programme accordingly to allocate the funds.

The Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary and Development Commissioner are the head of this department and apart from the programme wing, the establishment matters of the department are under their control.

The establishment wing handles the establishment matters and budgetary matters at the ministerial level of both these divisions. Matters related to the establishment of the Directorate of Economics and Statistics is also under the control of the department and handled by this department as a ministerial administrative department.

There is a State Planning Board under the purview of the Planning Department and the executive chairman is appointed on the said board by this Department and he is given the status of a Minister. The matters related to the establishment of this State Planning Board are handled by the Planning Department.

Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner (Planning) and Additional Chief Secretary (EGS) are assisted by 11 Joint/Deputy Secretaries, 13 Under Secretaries, 1 Special Duty Officer (Credit and System) and 46 other officers to carry out the combined functions of the department. 44 desks are functional to look after the works related to development sector, Employment Guarantee Schemes and establishment matters in the Planning Department.