Planning Research and Statistics Department is the Ministry’s strategic hub that sets goals, designs programs, and collects data to guide decision making and policy. It plans what the Ministry will do, researches what works best and uses statistics to measure progress and provides results.
General functions includes:
Co-ordination of the development plans of the Ministry (Medium Term Sector Strategies (MTSS)
Preparation of draft capital estimates
Continuous collaboration and processing of data relating to the Ministry
Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual report
Setting and monitoring of capital budget performance of the Ministry
Monitoring and evaluation and plan implementation
Management of the Ministry’s records and data Bank
Secretariat in Ministerial Tenders Board
Any other duties assigned by the Permanent Secretary and the Commissioner