Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said the most important responsibility of the Planning Commission is the correct determination of economic and development priorities to face the challenges of the country.Chairing a meeting at the Planning Commission in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said the vision of the Prime Minister is to bring the best minds and talented people to the national institutions to improve their efficiency.Ahsan Iqbal said a new and better mechanism should be carved out by removing the complications of the prevailing procedure to bring talented people to the Planning Commission.He also directed the Secretary Planning that a strategy be devised to improve the efficiency of officers at the Ministry of Planning and Planning Commission.He said a mechanism should be established to increase the scope of participation of experts for PC-1 review of development projects from provinces and other ministries.Ahsan Iqbal said a high-level policy board consisting of experts and e xperienced people from various fields should be formed with the participation of public and private sectors, academia, industry. He directed the Secretary Planning and members of the Planning Commission to decide details of the organizational structure and scope of this policy board and submit recommendations as soon as possible.Source: Radio Pakistan
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