Republic of Iraq - Ministry of Planning

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Republic of Iraq - Ministry of Planning

The history and establishment of the Ministry of Planning

After the abolition of the Ministry of Construction in 1959, three ministries were formed:

Ministry of Oil

Ministry of Industry

Ministry of Planning

And the Executive Authority Law of 1959 stipulated the establishment of the Ministry of Planning that its tasks would be to develop detailed economic plans and planning budgets for major projects, and to provide the necessary manpower to implement the plans, based on the directives of the Council of Ministers and the Economic Planning Council, and the proposals and plans of the competent ministries and others. .

It also follows up the implementation of the economic plan and submits follow-up reports to the Economic Planning Council, proposals and plans of the relevant ministries and others

It also follows up the implementation of the economic plan, submits follow-up reports to the Economic Council, and submits follow-up reports to the Economic Planning Council for review

As for the formations of the ministry, they were determined according to the Ministry of Planning Regulation No. 60 of 1959 published in the Iraqi Gazette, Issue 231 on 9/23/1959, where the position of undersecretary was created to assist the minister in his work, and its first minister was Dr. Talaat al-Shaibani.

Agricultural department

Industrial department

Department of Transport and Communications

Housing and Resorts Department

Department of Public Buildings

Department of Labor and Wages

Department of Public Health

Department of Public Culture

Central Statistics Department

Technical and Economic Coordination Authority

The system also stipulates that each of the technical departments shall be headed by a specialized expert with the rank of Iraqi or foreign director general, assisted by a sufficient number of specialists, employees and consultants.

As for the method of planning work at the sectoral level, which is carried out by the technical departments, the system has determined it as follows:

Each of the previously mentioned technical departments studies

Suggestions, reports, information and projects related to the development of that sector that come to it from the planning departments in other ministries, from the Central Statistical Department and from any other source.

Each department in the Ministry of Planning completes these studies.