Ministry of National Development Planning of Indonesia


The Ministry of National Development Planning or National Development Planning Agency is a ministry of the Republic of Indonesia that has the task to oversee government affairs in the field of national development planning to assist the President in organizing state government. The minister is responsible to the President. The Ministry of National Development Planning uses organizational units and resources within the National Development Planning Agency.
The current Minister for National Development Planning is Suharso Monoarfa, appointed by President Joko Widodo on 23 October 2019.

History

After independence of Indonesia, the Planning Board was established on 12 April 1947. The board formulated Indonesia’s first development planning document, called the Dasar-dasar Pokok Daripada Plan Mengatur Ekonomi Indonesia. On 7 January 1952, it became the Badan Perancang Negara, which formulated Indonesia’s first 5-year plan, namely the development plan for 1956–1960. The term Bappenas originated from Presidential Decree Number 12 of 1963, which integrated the Depernas into the working cabinet. Functions of Bappenas is guided by Law No. 25 of 2004 and the Long-Term National Development Planning Law No. 17 of 2007.

Functions

The Ministry of National Development Planning organizes functions:
  1. Formulation and determination of policies in the field of national development planning, national development strategies, sectoral, cross-sectoral and cross-regional policy directions, as well as macroeconomic framework that includes a comprehensive picture of the economy including fiscal policy direction, regulatory framework, institutions, and funding;
  2. Coordination and synchronization of policy implementation in the field of national development planning and budgeting;
  3. Fostering and providing administrative support to all elements of the organization within the Ministry of National Development Planning;
  4. Management of state property / assets that are the responsibility of the Ministry of National Development Planning; and
  5. Oversight of the implementation of tasks within the Ministry of National Development Planning.

    Organizational structure

Based on Presidential Regulation Number 65 of 2015, the organizational structure of the Ministry of State Development Planning is:
  1. Ministry Secretariat as well as Main Secretariat of National Development Planning Agency;
  2. Deputy for Economy;
  3. Deputy for Regional Development;
  4. Deputy for Maritime Affairs and Natural Resources;
  5. Deputy for Population and Employment;
  6. Deputy for Human, Community and Cultural Development;
  7. Deputy for Facilities and Infrastructure;
  8. Deputy for Politics, Law, Defense and Security;
  9. Deputy for Development Funding;
  10. Deputy for Development Monitoring, Evaluation and Control;
  11. Main Inspectorate;
  12. Expert Staff for Equity and Territorial Affairs;
  13. Expert Staff on Social Affairs and Poverty Alleviation;
  14. Expert Staff in the Sector Development and Leading Infrastructure;
  15. Expert Staff of Institutional Relations; and
  16. Expert Staff in the Field of Economic Synergy and Financing.