Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform announces the initiation of a new project called Young Peace and Development Corps (YPDC). The Planning Commission of Pakistan is entrusted with the task of overall development, planning & policy-making of the country. We at Planning Commission believe that by establishing a link between Planning Commission, academia and youth of Pakistan, innovative as well as progressive ideas regarding policy formulation and implementation can be invited from the brilliant young minds of this country. YPDC not only seeks to ensure the presence of Planning Commission in the universities of Pakistan where the intellectual/social capital of this country resides, but will also ensure that the youth be actively engaged in setting a positive narrative of the country. This will help the Planning Commission to revitalize itself as a premier development think tank with input from young and ambitious minds, and will also enable students from the selected universities to contribute innovative ideas to the Commission through an established university platform. The key objective of the Project is to directly involve youth in the socio-economic development of Pakistan and generate a citizen feedback system that prioritizes issues and shapes the paradigm in which all actors can act together in a cohesively productive manner.
