social indicators for the social sectors and part two dealt with the de­ velopment of social targets for the national plans of Iran. The aim of the second part was the orientation of the national objective function towards social targets. F. SOCIAL INDICATORS AND SOCIAL WELFARE PROJECTS 106. The Expert Group held a joint session with the Interregional Technical Meeting on Social Welfare Aspects of Family Planning (Stra­ tegies for Integration of Family Welfare in Rural Development) which was held at the United Nations Social Welfare and Development Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Manila, from 2 to 11 October 1978. At the joint meeting, the special problems of measuring the progress and impact of micro-level social welfare projects were considered. 107. The joint meeting concurred that micro-level projects usually required technical assistance from outside the project in the areas of survey design, data collection and tabulation, and analysis of results. Most decision-making should occur at the project level, however, so that the objectives of the project, the particular features of the popula­ tion, and the cultural traits could be taken into consideration when planning and analysing the method of project monitoring. G. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS 108. One expert presented a list of recommendations aimed at statis­ ticians and other technical persons involved in the preparation of de­ velopment indicators, which, if followed, should make indicators more valuable for planning purposes. The advice included the following points: 26 ~a) Organiz~tio_ns should attempt to gather information related to theu stated obJect1ves and not simply rely on ·existing data series; (b) Technicians should not avo1'd measuring conflicting or competing trends; (c) Monitoring must be timely; (d) Statisticians should innovate useful dat; series, even if such had not been requested by planners; \e? Statisticians should not fear controversy and should attempt 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing social development and welfare projects, with a focus on indicators and targets for national plans in Iran. The language used is technical and emphasizes the importance of data collection, analysis, and monitoring for planning purposes. This suggests that the text is related to the social sector and may be relevant to categories such as Health, Education, or Employment. However, the text does not appear to be specifically focused on economic development or industry.

**Category**
Education, Health