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Planning (Zulqarnainjutt)

This document discusses planning, including definitions of planning, types of planning such as development, economic, and administrative planning. It outlines the planning process, including steps like problem definition, exploring alternatives, and evaluation. Principles of planning like unity, continuity, and flexibility are covered. The planning machinery in Pakistan is examined, including the Planning Commission and various approval bodies at the federal, provincial, and district levels. The history of development planning through eight five-year plans in Pakistan is also summarized.

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Planning (Zulqarnainjutt)

This document discusses planning, including definitions of planning, types of planning such as development, economic, and administrative planning. It outlines the planning process, including steps like problem definition, exploring alternatives, and evaluation. Principles of planning like unity, continuity, and flexibility are covered. The planning machinery in Pakistan is examined, including the Planning Commission and various approval bodies at the federal, provincial, and district levels. The history of development planning through eight five-year plans in Pakistan is also summarized.

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Planning

(Types of planning, Planning


process, Principles of planning,
Planning machinery in Pakistan)
Lecture # 09
Definition and Meaning
 Fritz Morstein Marx says, “Planning is preparation
for action. It is the vital first step in any major
administrative action. Planning is means to an end.
It is the process of formulating objectives to be
realized by administrative enterprise”.
 John D. Millet says, “Planning is process of
determining the objectives of administrative effort
and devising the means calculated to achieve
them”. He also says, “Planning is the simply
endeavor to apply foresight to human activity,
planning anticipate desired results and prepared
the steps necessary for their realization”.
 Those who fail to plan, actually plan to fail.
Types of Planning

 Development Planning
 Economic Planning
 Administrative Planning
Planning Process
 There is no one best defined process of planning.
Steps involved vary from person to person and
situation to situation. Steps involved in planning
are not rigid. Here, Seckler Hudson steps in
planning are given:
 Problem definition
 Exploration of information
 Defining possible alternatives
 Experimenting one or more tentative solutions
 Evaluation
 Reconsideration, readjustment or re-decision
Principles of Planning

 Unity of plan
 Continuity of plan
 Timing of the plan
 Suppleness of plan
 Precision in planning
Planning Machinery
 Most countries of the world have established a planning
agency of one kind or another for the planning of economy
and administration.
 The structure, composition and the internal organization may
vary from country to country but the functions they perform
are almost similar. It is not the responsibility of a single
agency and it requires the consent and advice of the whole
representative institutions.
 Planning agency is involved throughout in the planning
process form formulation to implementation and then post
implementation.
 Head of planning agency vary in different government
systems.
 Staff of planning is selected from variety of specialists and
generalists.
Planning in Pakistan
 Planning machinery
 Planning Commission
 Planning and development department / Board
 District Government / Zila Councils
 Sanctioning Machinery
 Federal Level
 NEC
 ECNEC
 CDWP
 Provincial Level
 PDWP
 Departmental Sub-committee
 District Level
 Zila Council
Development Planning
 The Colombo Plan
 First Five-Year Plan
 Second Five-Year Plan
 Third Five-Year Plan
 Fourth Five-Year Plan
 Fifth Five-Year Plan
 Sixth Five-Year Plan
 Seventh Five-Year Plan
 Eight Five-Year Plan

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