Development Planning

Why it matters

• Facilitates the optimal allocation of scarce public resources toward high-priority national goals.
• Provides a framework for inter-departmental and inter-state coordination to prevent policy fragmentation.
• Enables the transition from ad-hoc interventions to evidence-based, goal-oriented administrative action.
• Ensures long-term continuity in infrastructure and human capital investment despite changes in administrative leadership.

How it is asked

Focus on the shift from centralized planning models to cooperative and competitive federalism, the role of think tanks in policy formulation, and the integration of Sustainable Development Goals into national planning frameworks.