The National Planning Commission is committed to achieving the National Development Plan’s goals for an SA free of poverty, inequality and unemployment.
Established in 2010, the NPC drafted the first long-term plan for the country. That plan is contained in the NDP, whose horizon is 2030. Ten years ago, the NDP was presented to parliament and has since been mainstreamed into all government planning processes, primarily through the five-year Medium-Term Strategic Frameworks, as well as government departments’ strategic and annual plans.
The third NPC is specifically mandated to lead the development of a strategy for a post-Covid-19 economy and society in a way that deals with poverty, unemployment and inequality. To this end the commission is required to assist government with strategies to support the acceleration of the NDP’s implementation, encourage conversation among key stakeholders and forge impactful social compacts on key issues facing the country.
In providing the commission with this mandate, the president was unequivocal that the NPC should assist government to become more agile, resourceful and innovative in implementing NDP goals and targets, the “extremely constrained fiscal space” notwithstanding. He stressed the importance of the NPC using its power to bring together government, social and international partners, and all national stakeholders to strengthen our long-term planning processes.
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