The Planning, Coordination, and Statistics is one of the 13 departments in Longido District Council. It is operating according to the law and act of Local Government Authority, whereby the department need to have six staff four economists/planning officer and two statisticians and one head of department. The core business of this department is planning and coordination, also there are some other functions such as follows: -
Coordinate the overall socio-economic development projects in the council
Coordinate preparation, monitoring and evaluation of plans (strategic plan, action plan, and budget).
Scrutinize, consolidate and monitor the preparation and implementation of council plans and budget.
Coordinate implementation of special projects and cross-cutting issues such as gender, HIV/AIDS, environment,
Monitor and evaluate the performance of development projects
Socio-economic data collection, analysis and management,
Implementation of government policies, programmes and directives,
Advising District Director in planning and economic issues
Policy dissemination to grassroots
Coordinate sectors and investment priorities
Preparation of annual reports
Cooperation with researchers and development stakeholders
