Directorate of Policy, Planning, And Research
The Policy, Planning and Research Directorate bears the key responsibility for ensuring that the Ministry’s service delivery and investment activities are based on informed and purposive decisions; and that outputs and outcomes can be verified. Consequently, the specific activities of the Directorate within the Ministry include coordinating the development and implementation of Work and Financial Plans, developing standards and guidelines for the effective and efficient delivery of social welfare services, providing leadership on the Ministry’s research efforts towards decision-making, planning and policy; and providing leadership on monitoring and evaluation, and data collection and management.
The Ministry has always been actively involved in law and policy formulation and planning for social welfare interventions.
This Directorate consists of the following Units:
Policy and Planning – analysing existing policies ensuring their strategic alignment with national goals, identifying gaps, and developing new policies to address specific issues or sectors.
Monitoring and Evaluation – establishing monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess the effectiveness of policies, programmes and projects.
Research and Compliance – carrying out research on various topics, including social welfare issues, which are relevant to the Ministry’s mandate. This research informs policy decisions, programme development and resource allocation.

Partnership Coordination (NGOs Desk) – Processing applications for registration and renewals of local and International NGOs. They supervise, manage and monitor NGO activities.
Publishing lists of registered NGOs and their activities/updates through the online portals: https://mopedpartnershipmappingtool.gov.sl/

Facilitation of duty-waiver process.