Planning Department is the apex body for plan formulation and monitoring at the State Level. The main functions of the Department are as follows:
- Plan formulation which includes Annual Plans and Five Year Plans for the State
- Allocation / Diversion / Utilisation of plan funds
- Monitoring of State Plan / CSS
- Monitoring of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs)
- Meeting of Chief Minister's Advisory Council/Executive Committee of CMAC/Sub-Groups of CMAC
- Monitoring of Public Private Partnership (PPP)
- Meeting of National Development Council, Inter-State Council & Northern Zonal Council and related matters
- Manpower and employment planning
- Monitoring of Twenty Point Programme
- Administration of the State Services of -
- Economics & Statistics Services
- Evaluation Organisation
- Establishment work of the State Service Officers of these services posted in various departments.