administrative government agency; policy-making government agency
Refers to a government body primarily engaged in planning, policy formulation, and administrative coordination, as opposed to direct operational or field-service agencies (現業官庁).
See also: 現業官庁
Policy-making government agencies are responsible for drafting bills and budget requests.
The division of roles between operational agencies and policy-making agencies is being discussed.
現業官庁 refers to government agencies that directly provide services or carry out field operations, while 政策官庁 focuses on policy planning and administrative coordination.
Compound of 政策 (policy) and 官庁 (government office). The term is used in Japanese administrative contexts to distinguish policy-oriented agencies from operational ones.