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To formulate basic development policies and prepare periodic development plans accordingly within the framework of a long-term development perspective.
To explore internal and external resources along as well as indigenous and foreign technology and to recommend suggestions to GoN to accelerate the pace of development.
To explore innovative approaches for sustainable development based on the economic situation of the country.
To formulate annual programmes and assist GoN in their implementation.
To advice GoN for the institutional development of monitoring & evaluation system, to monitor the implementation of programmes and projects according to plan target and outlay, and to carry out an imp`act evaluation of plans and projects.
To provide guidelines, advice and suggestions to sectoral ministries, departments, other agencies and local bodies and assist them in the plans and projects formulation.
To provide guidelines to collect data and to carry out action-oriented research necessary for the evaluation of new policies and for the refinement of the planning process.
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