MoP has been granted lead responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the NSDP.  The implementation of the NSDP constitutes the primary objective of the General Directorate of Planning (GDP), as laid out in the MoP Strategic Plan (MPSP). To this end, MoP chairs the NSDP Secretariat, which is an inter-Ministerial body with the responsibility for coordinating the implementation and monitoring of the NSDP.

The MPSP lays out four key objectives for the Ministry, all focusing on NSDP implementation and monitoring.  Each of these four has its own specific targets and activities.  (The targets and activities under each of the four key objectives are laid out in more detail in the MPSP matrix.)  The first objective relates specifically to MoP’s role in ensuring implementation of the NSDP and progress towards the CMDGs.  Five subsidiary targets are listed under this objective.

• MPSP Target 1: Disseminate NSDP and develop MoP information and communication resources
• MOSP Target 2: Strengthen alignment of sector strategies, sub-national plans and cross-sectoral policies and plans with NSDP priorities
• MPSP Target 3: Ensure consistency of resource allocation processes (annual budget, medium-term budget frameworks, the three-year rolling Public Investment Programme (PIP), and ODA harmonization and alignment) with NSDP priorities (joint working and shared responsibility with MEF, National Assembly and CDC)
• MPSP Target 4: Target poor areas and poor households to ensure resources used for maximum effectiveness and efficiency
• MPSP Target 5: Develop MoP capacities to prioritize and mainstream gender issues in planning and gender equity in NSDP implementation