President Ollanta Humala had initially pledged[1] to form a Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion.

The ministry was created with the purpose of turning the social programmes into productive tools for the benefit of the poor.

One of its objectives is to create conditions so that beneficiaries of such social programmes as Juntos, Pension 65 and Cuna Mas, as promoted by Humala's policy of promoting social inclusion during his campaign, can use the subsidies for "financial leverage" to improve their quality of life,[3] according to Prime Minister Salomon Lerner Ghitis.

One of the current problems that has led to glaring economic losses is the fact that the social programmes are disperse.

"[5] He further added that his role would entail the formulation, planning, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the national and sectoral policy on social development and inclusion.