Planning is a systematic process of identifying needs, setting objectives, allocating resources, and designing strategies to achieve desired social and developmental outcomes. In the context of Gender Planning and Development Policies, planning methods are important for ensuring that development programmes address the different needs, roles, and challenges faced by women, men, and marginalized groups. Various methods of planning are used depending on the scale, objectives, and nature of development activities. One important method is top-down planning, where decisions are made by government authorities, experts, or higher-level institutions and implemented at local levels. This approach is useful for large-scale programmes such as national development policies, poverty reduction schemes, and gender equality initiatives. However, it may sometimes ignore local realities and the actual needs of communities, particularly women whose voices are often underrepresented in decision-making processes. Another method is bottom-up planning, which