1. National Level Monitoring of RD Programmes
NEW INDIA 2022 – 75 MILESTONES FOR
National Level Monitoring of RD Programmes
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Meeting of Performance Review Committee
June 6, 2019
Ministry of Rural Development

2. Monitoring Framework at MoRD
Use of IT, Direct Benefit Transfers & Space Technology (Geo-tagging)
Internal Audit
Social Audit
Common Review Mission (CRM)
Research and Evaluation Studies
DISHA Dashboard
National Level Monitoring (NLM)
Ministry of Rural Development has evolved a comprehensive multi-level and multi-tool system of monitoring of the implementation of rural development programmes.

3. National Level Monitoring
Independent Third-Party monitoring of DoRD, DoLR & MoPR Programmes
About 55 Independent Institutions - collect field inputs from district/block/GPs & beneficiaries
Inputs collected for validation of physical progress, assets verification, outcomes etc
Type of Monitoring visits
Regular Monitoring
Special Monitoring
Complaints & Enquiries
Target to cover entire country through Regular Monitoring in 2 phases every year
Designed to yield factual insights/inputs
District wise reports shared with District Authorities & DISHA Committees
Regional Workshops
This helps government to know to what extent field level implementation is in line with the prgramme priorities, guidelines and intended objectives.
The NLM Reports are also intended to bring out best practices and success stories which can be taken up for replication with appropriate adaptation. These reports if followed up appropriately by the state governments and MoRD wherever applicable, constitute a concurrent method of monitoring and evaluation. They can help detect process flaws in the programme implementation, provide desirable policy inputs and help to take appropriate corrective action.
The Regional Interactive Workshops have become effective forums for direct interface between all three important Stakeholders of the NLM System; State Officials, The Monitors, and Govt. of India Officials. They provide good opportunity to discuss insights brought out in the NLM reports, provide State government feedback on them, and deliberate upon areas of concern. Workshops can also be used to discuss how NLM can be further improved.

4. Regular Monitoring 2018-19 Phase-I Coverage
States 28
Districts
289
Aspirational 115 48
Blocks
869
NRLM Intensive
493
MWC Blocks
284
Villages
2890
SAGY GPs
296
The findings of this Phase have brought out many important elements including improvements in planning processes, pro-active coverage of deprived, record maintenance, transparency & accountability measures and convergence in MGNREGA. Reports also indicate significant improvement in land productivity, people’s participation and mainstreaming the marginalized.
NLMs have also reported on achievements under PMAY-G. The programme now seems to have picked up the desired pace across the country. Reports also bring out fair & transparent selection processes and increased satisfaction levels amongst the beneficiaries.
Similarly, reports on programmes like NSAP, DAY-NRLM & DDU-GKY have also brought out the achievements made under them. NLMs have also reported on the implementation environment and validation of the progress reported on the Ministry’s MIS.
NLM reports have also highlighted some areas of concern in the implementation processes. State government officials are requested to look into them to ensure that the programmes achieve their desirable objectives.Design related issue if any will be looked into by the Ministry of Rural development.

5. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) – Findings
All Job Cards verified by Field Functionaries - 49% GPs (Job Card verification not taken up in many GPs of Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland , Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh)
Participatory process of labour budget preparation - 96% GPs (Needs improvements in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana Uttarakhand)
MGNERGA Works taken up in Convergence – 45% GPs (Weak in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim)
Large number of incomplete works (Assam, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana)
Social Audit conducted during % GPs (Much less in Haryana, Manipur, Nagaland & Punjab)
The NLMs interviewed Job Card holders across the Country to verify
availability, authenticity and update status of entries on these Job Cards.

6. MNREGA : Maintenance of Records
Job Card- Application, Registration, Issue & HH Employment Report II
Gram Sabha Register
III
Work – demand, allocation & payment of wages IV
Works Register V
Fixed Asset Register VI
Material Register
VII
Complaint Register
States where Record Maintenance & Updation not satisfactory
Gujarat
Haryana
Meghalaya
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand 13

7. MGNREGS : Indication of Outcomes
Improved People’s Participation
73%
Increased Income
72%
Land Productivity
80%

8. Support to Beneficiaries
PMAY-G
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Support to Beneficiaries
% of GPs
Sensitization of beneficiaries - 77%
House design typologies - 77%
Trained rural masons - 90%
Haryana, Karnataka, Manipur, Mizoram,
Punjab, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh need to improve support to beneficiaries

9. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
Completed Roads
Maintained- 88%
Good riding comfort – 94% Roads
Cost effective new technology used
– 30% Roads
Under Construction Roads
16% roads not inspected by SQMs
8% roads inspected thrice by SQMs
46% roads – Cost Effective new technology used

10. Irregular Disbursement Receive Pension in time
National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) –Pension Disbursement
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Irregular Disbursement
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Jammu & Kashmir
Nagaland
Punjab
Receive Pension in time
57%
(49% as per Reports)
11%
GPs
Reduced from % as per reports
Karnataka, MP, TN, Telangana shifted from Cash to Bank
Cash Disbursement
States – Cash Disbursements 26

11. Mobilization of Target Households
DAY-NRLM
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Mobilization of Target Households
70% target households mobilized into SHGs - universal across caste categories
(Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand need to improve mobilization of Target Households)
80% SHGs following Panchasutra (Only 49% SHGs following Dussutra)
41% SHGs received revolving fund (Only 22% SHGs received Community Investment Fund)
36% VOs provided CIF to majority of the SHGs (No CIF Provided to most of VOs in Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Manipur)

12. States are Partner in NLM System
Support for NLM visits
A State level Nodal Officer for co-ordination with District Authorities& NLM Agencies
Timely intimation to District Authorities
Better co-ordination amongst different implementing agencies during Field Visits
Support/Assistance for logistics and timely completion of NLM assignment
Feedback & corrective action
Prompt acknowledgement and feedback on NLM observations
Comments/feedback from the States for incorporating in the reports
ATRs on complaints and findings of NLM Reports
Effective participation in Regional NLM Workshops

13. Limitations of Present NLM System
Only Limited Information
Lack of deep insights
Issues about quality of analysis, findings and suggestions
Lack of capacity and continuity amongst NLM field staff
Lack of Comprehensive Follow up action on NLM Findings

14. NLM Revamping into a Broader M&E System
From Level-I to Level-II Monitoring
Level-I
Level-II
Focus on only limited Aspects
More clearer understanding of processes
Only Concurrent Issues
Detailed conclusions on consequences /impacts of pogramme interventions
Lack of qualitative Inputs
More Social-Institutional insights
Validation of progress/data reported on MISs
Wider Scope of study & in-depth analysis
Special Monitoring of specific programmes
Online Feedback and ATR monitoring mechanism
Knowledge creation by NLM System (BEST PRACTICES PLUS DATA BASE)

15. Tier I Tier II NLMS Regional Lead Agencies Common Review Mission
SAANJHI
NLMS
SURVEY AND QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMMES BY NLM
SAANJHI
Regional Lead Agencies
CONCURRENT /IMPACT EVALUATION BASED ON INPUTS FROM NLM, CRMs & PDs
Common Review Mission

16. Way Forward
A Committee to advise on monitoring mechanism including NLM
Open EOI to engage better professional institutions as Tier I NLMs
EOI from ICSSR, Universities, IITs and other institutions to engage as Tier II RLAs
Capacity building of NLM Institutions’ Field Staff
Improved methods of data collection from field
States requested to give their suggestions as per their needs

17. Thank you