The General Office (Personnel Bureau) is responsible for organizing, managing and coordinating administrative work, personnel affairs and research management of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC).

The International Cooperation Department is in charge of management of international exchanges and cooperation of the DRC.

This department analyzes and researches the macroeconomic situation and provides policy recommendations regarding the use of fiscal and monetary tools for sustained, rapid development of the nation's economy.

This department researches industrial structure, organization, location, policy, competitiveness, government regulatory system, investment structure and policy for optimal industrial growth, and the relations among industries in the national economy and their coordinated development.

This department researches national strategies and policies for mid- and long-term economic development.

This department studies rural reform and development issues in regards to coordinated rural-urban development, institutional reforms, economic restructuring of agriculture and rural areas, and rural administration.

The Research Department of Foreign Economic Relations conducts research on foreign trade, international finance and international capital flow

The main functions of this department are focused on study of innovation-driven strategies, institutional mechanisms, and related policies and theories.