File photo shows the building of Irans Management and Planning Organization which was dissolved in July 2007.[/caption]Irans President Hassan Rouhani plans to reestablish the Management and Planning Organization (MPO), six years after the controversial dissolution of the strategic body, a presidential aide says.
Irans Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said on Tuesday that the MPO is to be reestablished within the framework of a 100-day plan.
He added that the MPOs revival is part of measures to reform the countrys fiscal, budgetary and human resources systems.
The MPO was tasked with a variety of duties, including drafting annual budget bills, evaluation of human resources, and formulation of medium- and long-term development plans.
However, in July 2007, then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dissolved the MPO and established a new budgeting body directly under his own control.
Ahmadinejads measure sparked a flurry of criticism among political and economic circles in Iran.
Unfortunately, the dissolution of the MPO disrupted the governments budgeting and human resources [administration]. This measure has been constantly criticized by experts, Nobakht said.
Reestablishment of the MPO was among the major campaign promises of Rouhani.
By Press TV
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