ministries and departments control the fulfilment of the programs. Coordinating councils and heads of the programs have been approved by the State Committee for Science and Technology, the USSR State Planning Committee and the USSR Academy of Sciences to support Inter-branch Interaction of organlzatlonal­ methodolgolcal management of the elaboration of target complex programs, control of technical level and realization of the targets. The heads of programs are the ministers and deputy ministers of the leading ministries responsijle for the progams• key scientists. The head of the program controls the entire complex of work envisaged by the program. participates In determining the executors of the program and the required material, labour and f I nanc I a I resources and cap Ita I Investments requIred for Its real lzatlon. performs operative control of the fulfilment of the targets and measures, supporting the accompl lshment of the program, as wei I as the scientific and technlco-economlc level of the sclentl.flc · research. developments and objects of new machinery and technologies. Extensive rights are given to the coordinating councils and the heads of the programs tor fulfill lng their duties, In particular. In accepting and estimating the results of work on the programs, their resources support, moral and material stimulation for successful accompl lshment of the targets In the programs. The ministries and the USSR State Committee for Science and Technology. as well as the local planning and economic organs• centres of scientific-technical Information, scientific-technical public in the union republ res carry out close control of the fulfilment of the scientific-technical programs. The Central Committees of the Communist Parties of the Union republics, the provincial and territorial party committees render Increasing attention to the programs. The State Committees for Science and Technology reports once In three months to the USSR Council of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the organization and management of scientific-technical programs in the Soviet Union, which suggests a strong focus on scientific research and technological development. The involvement of various government ministries, committees, and councils, as well as the emphasis on target achievement and resource allocation, also points towards an economic development and planning context. However, the text does not explicitly mention economic development or industry, so it may be a broader category related to science, technology, and governance.

**Category**
Science and technology, Economic development