The Government Monitoring and Evaluation System in India : A Work in Progress

This paper is discusses the evolution of India s approach to monitoring and evaluation of government programs. It is organized into 8 sections. (1) Describes the Indian government structure and sets the context for the challenges of building a gove...

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Main Author: Mehrotra, Santosh
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
GDP
NGO
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/19601217/government-monitoring-evaluation-system-india-work-progress
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
ANNUAL REPORTS
ASSETS
AUDIT SYSTEM
AUDITING
AUDITOR
AUDITOR GENERAL
AUDITOR-GENERAL
AUDITORS
BASIC SERVICES
BENEFICIARIES
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET DECISION
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
CAPITALS
CASH MANAGEMENT
CENTRAL AGENCIES
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL MINISTRIES
CENTRAL MINISTRY
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONCURRENT EVALUATION
CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE
CORRUPTION
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DISCRETION
DISTRICT
DISTRICT LEVEL
DISTRICTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION PROGRAM
EVALUATION RESULTS
EXPENDITURE OUTCOMES
EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
EXPENDITURE TRACKING SURVEYS
EXPENDITURES
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
FEDERAL COUNTRY
FINANCIAL AUDITS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL TRANSFERS
FISCAL CONSOLIDATION
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL PRUDENCE
FISCAL RELATIONS
FISCAL SYSTEM
FISCAL TRANSFERS
FRAUD
GDP
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH POLICY
IMPACT EVALUATION
INITIATIVE
INTERVENTIONS
INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE
LAWS
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
M&E ACTIVITIES
M&E SYSTEMS
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MEDIA
MINISTER
MINISTERS
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MULTILATERAL AGENCIES
NGO
OUTCOME BUDGETING
OUTPUT DATA
PARTICIPATORY METHODS
PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS
PERFORMANCE BUDGET
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE MONITORING
PERIODIC REVIEW
PHYSICAL INDICATORS
POLICY FORMULATION
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY-MAKERS
POLITICIAN
PORTFOLIOS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROGRAM MANAGERS
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMS
PROJECT EVALUATION
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE OUTCOMES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
PUBLIC INTEREST
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC WORKS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY OF EVALUATIONS
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
REFORM PROCESS
RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
REVENUE-RAISING POWER
SANCTION
SANCTIONS
SANITATION
SCANDALS
SECTOR MINISTRIES
SERVICE PROVIDER
SOCIAL AUDITS
SOCIAL INDICATORS
STATE EXPENDITURES
STATE GOVERNMENT
STATE GOVERNMENTS
SUBNATIONAL
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
SUCCESS INDICATORS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAX
TAX COLLECTIONS
TAX REVENUES
THEFT
TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
TOWN
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRANSPARENCY
TRIAL
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
WELFARE PROGRAM
WELFARE PROGRAMS
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
ANNUAL REPORTS
ASSETS
AUDIT SYSTEM
AUDITING
AUDITOR
AUDITOR GENERAL
AUDITOR-GENERAL
AUDITORS
BASIC SERVICES
BENEFICIARIES
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET DECISION
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
CAPITALS
CASH MANAGEMENT
CENTRAL AGENCIES
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL MINISTRIES
CENTRAL MINISTRY
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONCURRENT EVALUATION
CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE
CORRUPTION
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DISCRETION
DISTRICT
DISTRICT LEVEL
DISTRICTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION PROGRAM
EVALUATION RESULTS
EXPENDITURE OUTCOMES
EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES
EXPENDITURE TRACKING SURVEYS
EXPENDITURES
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
FEDERAL COUNTRY
FINANCIAL AUDITS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL TRANSFERS
FISCAL CONSOLIDATION
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL PRUDENCE
FISCAL RELATIONS
FISCAL SYSTEM
FISCAL TRANSFERS
FRAUD
GDP
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH POLICY
IMPACT EVALUATION
INITIATIVE
INTERVENTIONS
INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE
LAWS
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
M&E ACTIVITIES
M&E SYSTEMS
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MEDIA
MINISTER
MINISTERS
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MULTILATERAL AGENCIES
NGO
OUTCOME BUDGETING
OUTPUT DATA
PARTICIPATORY METHODS
PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS
PERFORMANCE BUDGET
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE MONITORING
PERIODIC REVIEW
PHYSICAL INDICATORS
POLICY FORMULATION
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY-MAKERS
POLITICIAN
PORTFOLIOS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PROGRAM MANAGERS
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMS
PROJECT EVALUATION
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE OUTCOMES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC FUNDS
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
PUBLIC INTEREST
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC WORKS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY OF EVALUATIONS
RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
REFORM PROCESS
RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS
REVENUE-RAISING POWER
SANCTION
SANCTIONS
SANITATION
SCANDALS
SECTOR MINISTRIES
SERVICE PROVIDER
SOCIAL AUDITS
SOCIAL INDICATORS
STATE EXPENDITURES
STATE GOVERNMENT
STATE GOVERNMENTS
SUBNATIONAL
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
SUCCESS INDICATORS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAX
TAX COLLECTIONS
TAX REVENUES
THEFT
TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
TOWN
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRANSPARENCY
TRIAL
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
WELFARE PROGRAM
WELFARE PROGRAMS
Mehrotra, Santosh
The Government Monitoring and Evaluation System in India : A Work in Progress
geographic_facet South Asia
India
relation ECD Working Paper Series;No. 28
description This paper is discusses the evolution of India s approach to monitoring and evaluation of government programs. It is organized into 8 sections. (1) Describes the Indian government structure and sets the context for the challenges of building a government-wide M&E system in India. (2) Outlines a short history of the evaluation system under the planning commission and its stages of development. (3) Examines the demand side of evaluation the sources of demand for accountability, especially in recent years, and for evaluation in particular, and the locus of decisions regarding the selection of which programs to monitor and evaluate. (4) Discusses supply-side and operational issues such as staffing and capacity, and technical approaches (including the type or range of methodology applied). This section also examines the role of the private sector, think tanks, and civil society. (5) Examines the new institutional arrangements M&E. This section also examines the state of management information systems (MISs), outcome budgeting encouraged by the Ministry of Finance, and the performance management system as it operates in India. (6) Discusses the new Independent Evaluation Office (which became functional recently, in 2013). (7) Highlights the fiscal issues underpinning the emerging accountability and effectiveness processes. It outlines the current system of fiscal transfers from the center to the states and the highly centralized central-state fiscal relations, and how they may affect performance and evaluation. (8) Concludes with some observations about ways forward.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Mehrotra, Santosh
author_facet Mehrotra, Santosh
author_sort Mehrotra, Santosh
title The Government Monitoring and Evaluation System in India : A Work in Progress
title_short The Government Monitoring and Evaluation System in India : A Work in Progress
title_full The Government Monitoring and Evaluation System in India : A Work in Progress
title_fullStr The Government Monitoring and Evaluation System in India : A Work in Progress
title_full_unstemmed The Government Monitoring and Evaluation System in India : A Work in Progress
title_sort government monitoring and evaluation system in india : a work in progress
publisher Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/19601217/government-monitoring-evaluation-system-india-work-progress
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19000
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spelling okr-10986-190002021-04-23T14:03:50Z The Government Monitoring and Evaluation System in India : A Work in Progress Mehrotra, Santosh ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE ALLOCATION ALLOCATION OF FUNDS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE ANNUAL REPORTS ASSETS AUDIT SYSTEM AUDITING AUDITOR AUDITOR GENERAL AUDITOR-GENERAL AUDITORS BASIC SERVICES BENEFICIARIES BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET DECISION BUDGET MANAGEMENT CAPITALS CASH MANAGEMENT CENTRAL AGENCIES CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL MINISTRIES CENTRAL MINISTRY CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONCURRENT EVALUATION CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISCRETION DISTRICT DISTRICT LEVEL DISTRICTS ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION PROGRAM EVALUATION RESULTS EXPENDITURE OUTCOMES EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES EXPENDITURE TRACKING SURVEYS EXPENDITURES FEDERAL CONSTITUTION FEDERAL COUNTRY FINANCIAL AUDITS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL TRANSFERS FISCAL CONSOLIDATION FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL PRUDENCE FISCAL RELATIONS FISCAL SYSTEM FISCAL TRANSFERS FRAUD GDP GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE GROWTH RATE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH POLICY IMPACT EVALUATION INITIATIVE INTERVENTIONS INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE LAWS LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS M&E ACTIVITIES M&E SYSTEMS MACROECONOMIC POLICY MEDIA MINISTER MINISTERS MINISTRIES OF FINANCE MINISTRY OF FINANCE MULTILATERAL AGENCIES NGO OUTCOME BUDGETING OUTPUT DATA PARTICIPATORY METHODS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS PERFORMANCE BUDGET PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MONITORING PERIODIC REVIEW PHYSICAL INDICATORS POLICY FORMULATION POLICY MAKERS POLICY-MAKERS POLITICIAN PORTFOLIOS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM MANAGERS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES PROGRAMS PROJECT EVALUATION PUBLIC ACCOUNTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE OUTCOMES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF EVALUATIONS RECURRENT EXPENDITURE REFORM PROCESS RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS REVENUE-RAISING POWER SANCTION SANCTIONS SANITATION SCANDALS SECTOR MINISTRIES SERVICE PROVIDER SOCIAL AUDITS SOCIAL INDICATORS STATE EXPENDITURES STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS SUBNATIONAL SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUCCESS INDICATORS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX TAX COLLECTIONS TAX REVENUES THEFT TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE TOWN TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPARENCY TRIAL VILLAGE VILLAGES WELFARE PROGRAM WELFARE PROGRAMS This paper is discusses the evolution of India s approach to monitoring and evaluation of government programs. It is organized into 8 sections. (1) Describes the Indian government structure and sets the context for the challenges of building a government-wide M&E system in India. (2) Outlines a short history of the evaluation system under the planning commission and its stages of development. (3) Examines the demand side of evaluation the sources of demand for accountability, especially in recent years, and for evaluation in particular, and the locus of decisions regarding the selection of which programs to monitor and evaluate. (4) Discusses supply-side and operational issues such as staffing and capacity, and technical approaches (including the type or range of methodology applied). This section also examines the role of the private sector, think tanks, and civil society. (5) Examines the new institutional arrangements M&E. This section also examines the state of management information systems (MISs), outcome budgeting encouraged by the Ministry of Finance, and the performance management system as it operates in India. (6) Discusses the new Independent Evaluation Office (which became functional recently, in 2013). (7) Highlights the fiscal issues underpinning the emerging accountability and effectiveness processes. It outlines the current system of fiscal transfers from the center to the states and the highly centralized central-state fiscal relations, and how they may affect performance and evaluation. (8) Concludes with some observations about ways forward. 2014-07-22T21:02:30Z 2014-07-22T21:02:30Z 2013-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/19601217/government-monitoring-evaluation-system-india-work-progress 978-1-60244-231-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19000 English en_US ECD Working Paper Series;No. 28 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia India