The Planning Commission of Pakistan is entrusted with the task of overall development, planning and policy-making of the country. We at Planning Commission believe that by
establishing a link between Planning Commission, academia and youth of Pakistan,
innovative ideas regarding policy formulation and implementation can be harnessed. In this regard, Planning Commission is pleased to initiate a n
ew initiative called "Young Development Corps (YDC)". YDC seeks to create a link of Planning Commission with the universities of Pakistan, where the intellectual/social capital of this country resides.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 make contribution towards national development by applying their skills to solve development problems 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. YDC would be established as a decentralized body consisting of several tiers i.e. the Planning Commission, assigned Young Development Fellows, industrial linkages'/liaison offices of selected universities, selected Campus Ambassadors and selected YDC members.
