Department of National Planning & Monitoring

Standardize govt services

Kumung made this statement at the recent National Social Accountability Summit.

He said the department aims to improve service delivery by aligning service delivery by developing a new structure and plan. This will see the department of National Planning and Monitoring working in partnership with DPLGA.

Orientation For New Staff

The program introduced the recruits to their new responsibilities, work environment and co-workers. It also allowed the new staff to be accustomed to the mandate of the Department as a key central agency of Government.

Secretary, Koney Samuel commended the Corporate Services Division and those who assisted in putting the program together.

“It is important that you know and understand why the department exists and what its relevance in government is,” Samuel outlined.

Project To Support WaSH Services

The implementation of the National Water and Sanitation project, ‘Klinpela Komyuniti Project’ is a significant support in the implementation of the National Water Sanitation & Hygiene policy 2015-2030. This is also a key policy towards government’s achievement of Sustainable Development Goal number 6.

At the launch of the WaSH Advocacy Communication Strategy on Thursday, Deputy Country representative of UNICEF, Judith Bruno said this framework is timely because WaSH services are critical to preventing infection.

​Depts host service delivery workshop

The Department of National Planning & Monitoring and the Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs are hosting the event.

With the theme of partnering to improve frontline service delivery and growing the economy, the workshop aims to introduce and adopt the National Service Delivery Framework and Service Delivery Partnership Agreement.

The induction workshop began yesterday and will end on Saturday.

Minister opposes amalgamation of 'two important departments'

The announcement of planned mergers of agencies of government is a cost-cutting measure to curb government spending for the 2017 fiscal year. This was announced during the debate on the 2017 budget handed down last Tuesday by Treasury Minister Patrick Pruaitch.

Minister for Civil Aviation, Davis Steven, says while the public service bill continues to impose a real challenge, cost cutting by merging two important departments (DIRD & DPNM) may be counter-productive and should not be permitted without broad discussion.