Chapter – 5 URP 1113

Fundamentals of Planning Process

Planning Process in Bangladesh

1. Project Planning for Urban Development Plan:

Development Project Proposal (DPP)

by Authority (RAJUK/KDA/KUET)

Gazette Notification by
authority and start the Submission of DPP to concerned
work by firms ministry
by Authority

Plan Review

Standard Request for Proposal (SRFP)

& Term of Reference (ToR)
Agreement with by Authority
the selected Firm

Expression of Interest (EoI)

by Authority
Evaluation of the
proposals

Technical and Financial

Proposal
by firms

An urban Planning project follow several steps:

I. Development Project Proposal (DPP) Preparation by the development authority
(i.e. KDA, RAJUK, etc.).
II. Submission of DPP to concerned ministry (Ministry of Housing and Public Works
(H & PW) for Development authority and Ministry of Local Government and
Rural Development & Cooperatives (LGRD & C) for Municipalities (Pourashava))
and the ministry will review and forward it to the Planning Commission for the
final approval.

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Lecturer; Dept. of URP, KUET
Chapter – 5 URP 1113
Fundamentals of Planning Process

III. Standard Request for Proposal (SRFP) and Terms of Reference (ToR)
Preparation (ToR is the part of the SRFP which is the guidelines for the
consultants to develop the technical proposal and guiding the project works.)
IV. Tender Notice asking for Expression of Interest (EoI) from the Consultancy
Firms.
V. Technical and Financial Proposal Submission by the firms
VI. Evaluation of the proposals for Firm Selection.
VII. Agreement with the selected Firm.
VIII. Plan Review by different committees and Finalization after the preparation of
the plan.
IX. Gazette of the plan and the plan becomes as regulatory documents and the
selected firms started working

2. Planning Commission of Bangladesh:

Planning Commission is the central planning organization of Bangladesh. Its
activities include the following elements of development planning:
 Policy Planning: Determination of goals, objectives, priorities, strategies and
policy measures for development plans;
 Sectoral Planning: Identification of the role that the various sectors of the
economy are required to play in the context of the Plan objectives and goals;
 Programme Planning: Formulation of detailed resource allocation to realize the
Plan objectives and goals.
 Project Planning: appraisal of projects embodying investment decisions for the
implementation of the sectoral plans; and
 Evaluation: Impact analysis of projects, programmes and Plans on the people’s
living standard.

Fig: Planning Ministry Structure (IMED – Implementation, Monitoring Evaluation Division)

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Lecturer; Dept. of URP, KUET
Chapter – 5 URP 1113
Fundamentals of Planning Process

2.1 Structure of Planning Commission:

Fig: Structure of planning commission

2.2 Role of Planning Commission:

Planning Commission is entrusted with the task of planning socio-economic
development of the country. It has a three-fold role in development:
 Advisory role: Advising the government in matters of development goals and
objectives, priorities, strategies and policy measures.
 Executive role: Preparation of plan, processing of development projects for
approval, preparation of Annual Development Programme (ADP)
 Coordination role: Co-ordination of whole range of planning activities

Reference:
Showmitra Kumar Sarkar (2018) Fundamentals of Planning and Planning Process- Basic
Issues, Fundamentals of Planning Process, URP 1113
www.plancomm.gov.bd

Sharfan Upaul
Lecturer; Dept. of URP, KUET