国务院西部开发办公室成立3月份，国务院西部开发领导小组办公室正式成立并开始工作。国家计委主任兼西部开发办主任曾培炎说，目前，西部开发正在迈出实质性步伐，根据中央总体部署，西部开发办今年将重点抓好4件大事。这4件大事包括：今年年底基家成西部开发的总体规划；研制 Establishment of Western Development Office of the State Council In March, the Office of the Leading Group for Western Development of the State Council was formally established and started its work. Zeng Peiyan, director of the State Development Planning Commission and director of the Western Development Office, said that for the moment western development is taking substantial steps. According to the overall arrangement by the central government, the Western Development Office will focus on four major events this year. These four major events include: The overall plan for developing the homeland into the western region by the end of this year;