Management and Planning Organisation of Iran

The Management and Planning Organisation of Iran was one of the largest governmental establishments in Iran. From 1948 until 2007 it was fully responsible for preparing the country's budget. [ [http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/011e-Ansari.pdf Management and Planning Organization of Iran: Official Publications ] ]

Formerly known as the Plan and Budget Organization, the MPO had a variety of goals and duties, including the evaluation of the country's resources, the preparation of its medium and long term development plans and policies, the preparation of annual budgets, and the monitoring and evaluation of work done under the implemented plans.

In July 2007, the Management and Planning Organisation of Iran was dissolved after a direct order from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The organization was a 60 years old, scientific planning body that had a supervisory role in addition to its responsibility to allocate the national budget. Although the MPO was a state body whose head was appointed by the president, it was relatively independent organisation. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2007/07/070710_ka-mpo.shtml BBCPersian.com ] ] President Ahmadinejad, however, established a new budget planning body directly under his control, a move that may give him a freer hand to implement populist policies blamed for driving up prices. [ [http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/07/12/10138593.html Gulfnews: Budget body in Iran will be under president ] ] Economist Fariborz Raiis-Dana said that the decision dealt the coup de grâce to the structure of the national management organization. Iranian MP Esmaeil Gramimoqaddam said that the president's directive is illegal and the parliament opposes his decision. "The president is not authorized to order an alteration or merger of an organization. This is the parliament's job", he added. [ [http://www.payvand.com/news/06/oct/1192.html Iran: Debate heats up over restructuring of Management and Planning Organization ] ]

Recent studies conducted by State Inspectorate Organization (SIO) suggest that in addition to the delays and slow progress of many development projects in Iran, their costs were much higher than the estimates envisaged in preliminary agreements. The organization noted that although the blame should partially be placed on relevant executive bodies, the main responsibility lies with the erstwhile management and planning organization. [ [http://www.iran-daily.com/1386/3029/html/economy.htm Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 12/31/07 ] ]

ee also

*Economy of Iran

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External links

* [http://www.mporg.ir/english/index.htm Management and Planning Organisation of Iran - Official Website]