National Development Planning Commitee

MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2009

Section 1(3,4), 2 to 11 of the National Development Planning (System) Act 1994 (Act 480) requires the National Development Planning Commission to issue from time to time, legislative Instruments and Guidelines to regulate the Decentralized Planning System and to guide District Assemblies (DAs) and Sector Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the preparation of Development Plans. These Guidelines are always based on approved Medium Term Development Policy Framework.

Since its creation in 1994, NDPC has received Medium Term Development Plans from Districts and Sectors for review and approval.

In addition, the Districts and Sectors prepare M&E Plans to monitor the progress of implementation of their respective Medium Term Development Plans and demonstrate, through evidence-based information, that interventions spelt out in the plans are having the desired impacts in terms of positively transforming the lives of all targeted beneficiaries.

Based on the 2006-2009 plan period (GPRS II), Districts and Sectors prepared Medium Term Development Plans, M&E Plans and Annual Progress Reports.

Copies of the 2009 Annual Progress Reports are uploaded as a way of communicating and disseminating results.

UPPER EAST REGION

Historically, the Upper East Region is part of what used to be the Upper Region (Upper East and Upper West), which was itself carved out of what used to be the Northern Region on 1st July, 1960. From 1902 the old Northern Territory was a British protectorate until 1960 when it was separated into the Northern and Upper Region.

The Upper Region was later apportioned into Upper East and Upper West in 1983 during the PNDC rule. The process actually started in 1980 when what eventually became Upper West was run on experimental bases as a semi-autonomous region with Wa as the administrative centre, even though the Upper Regional Minister at Bolgatanga exercised overall responsibility......more<<