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Centre for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (CPME)

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Centre

The bottom-up planning has been considered more appropriate in the largest democratic country like India which eventually has facilitated the process of micro planning. Given the population growth, vulnerable conditions of the rural people living below poverty line and resource constraints, planning at micro level is essential to achieve need and resource-based sustainable development with people`s participation in a stipulated timeframe. Accordingly, the District, Block and Gram Panchayats have been empowered to prepare and execute plans for economic development in accordance with the resources, felt-needs and priorities, with focus on equity and social justice.

Planning need to be supported with appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation mechanism as management tool for the development managers at all levels. The conventional Monitoring and Evaluation system that focused on information collection exercise on physical and financial achievements for onward transmission has become less relevant in the context of decentralized development administration. People themselves need to take stock of the progress meant for them. Social audit is a must for transparency, accountability and quality implementation of development programmes. The development personnel need to be oriented to participatory decentralized planning, monitoring and evaluation knowledge and skills to carry on their jobs more effectively. The Centre for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation has been formed merging the while Centre for Micro Planning and Centre for Monitoring and Evaluation.

Centre`s Mandate

	Evolve and disseminate methodologies in participatory micro level planning for sustainable development.
	Conceive, design and organize training and research programmes with focus on participatory approach to Planning. Monitoring and Evaluation for development functionaries of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj as well as NGOs, banking sector etc.
	Contribute to the formulation of the policies, strategies and programmes of Rural Development by providing feedback based on M&E studies.
	Documentation of successful planning processes in the form of case studies in different parts of India.
	Provide consultancy services both in the field of training and research on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.

Focus

The CPME focuses mainly on sensitization and exposure to skills in the use of tools, methods and approaches for participatory micro planning monitoring and evaluation including developing indicators; the logical framework approach for programme formulation and management; formal surveys M&E designs; rapid rural appraisal and participatory method; impact evaluation; cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis; stakeholders’ participation. The CPME provides broad-based and comprehensive `state-of-art’ services and guide on all aspects of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation in Rural Development.

Client Services on offer

The Centre has experienced faculty with inter-disciplinary backgrounds and wide range of expertise in different aspects of rural development. It offers consultancy services on the following.

We offer our services in the following research, training and consultancy areas:

	Participatory Micro-Planning. Preparation of perspective plans and annual action plans at gram panchayat, block and district levels.
	Preparation of sectoral plans.
	Designing M&E systems for projects.
	Monitoring & Evaluation of development programmes.
	Project appraisals including feasibility studies.
	Social Assessment (SA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
	Project Development by Community-Based Organisations and NGOs.
	Preparation of Manual and Handbooks.
	Study-cum-training visits for international groups.
	Custom-designed project and clientele (audience) specific training programme.

Major Achievements

Some of the significant achievements of the Centre in Research, Training and consultancy skill are under.

Research

	Development of spatial planning techniques at micro level.
	Prepared guidelines on district planning for Planning Commission, Government of India for operationalising district planning in the country.
	Developed methodology for inter-sectoral planning using satellite imageries and GIS.
	Prepared guidelines on planning for integrated rural development programme.
	Evaluation of Operation Blackboard Programme; to study the impact on enrolment and dropout rates at primary educational level, organizational and infrastructure development 1991, 1995, 1999, MHRD, Government of India.
	Ongoing Beneficiary Contact Monitoring (OBCM) of WFP, and four other Evaluation Studies in (1994-97) Karnataka (WFP-UN).
	Concurrent Evaluation of Rural Development Programmes of Ministry of Rural Development (1992-till date), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
	Evaluation of NREGS in Grissa (2007).
	District Planning under BRGF, of MoPR (2007-08).
	Evaluation of National Salt Commission's Housing Prigramme (2007).
	Planning for Coastal Development Project, Kerala (2007).

Training

1. Planning and Management of Rural Development (PAMORD) conducted for 12 years in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, UK for Senior functionaries and development managers in Government, Banking, NGOs etc.

2. International Diploma Programme on Decentralised Planning for Afro-Asian Countries under sponsorship from ITEC, SCAAP, UNDP, Colambo Plan, AARRO etc.

3. International Training Programmes on Poverty Reduction under PATAP under sponsorship by FAO, IFAD and AARRO.

4. South Asia Regional Training Course “Policy and Institutional Reforms for Sustainable Rural Development in South Asia” 2001 – with World Bank Institute, Washington (2000).

5. South Asian Curriculum Design Development for Rural Development Training in collaboration with World Bank Institute, Washington.

6. Custom-designed Training Forest Officials of World Bank funded Madhya Pradesh Forestry Project and Uttar Pradesh Forestry in Monitoring and Evaluation and Self-Help Groups since 1994-1999.

7. IFAD – AARDO: National Training Developer under the Poverty Alleviation Training Programme for IFAD funded projects (1994-96).

8. Workshop on Manual for Impact Assessment of Targeted Employment Programme UN-ESCAP (2003).

Consultancy

1. Sustainability issues on Rural Water Supply in CIRDAP Member Countries sponsored by CIRDAP.

2. Training Need Assessment for Women Functionaries of Rural Development Programme sponsored by CIRDAP.

3. Rural Energy Project on Deepam sponsored by the World Bank.

4. Energy Efficiency for Rural Energisation Project sponsored by DFID, UK

5. Rural Employment and Income Generation sponsored by CIRDAP

6. Concurrent Evaluation of IRDP in South India under sponsorship by the Ministry of Rural Development.

7. Impact of Small Scale Irrigation for Rural Poor Project sponsored by CIRDAP.

8. Action Research on Water Resources Development for Small Scale Irrigation for household purposes sponsored by CIRDAP.

9. Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Projects sponsored by Ministry of Rural Development.

10.World Food Programme (WFP-UN) Regional (Asia) Workshop on Log Frame for Gender Sensitive Monitoring WFP (UN) and Qualitative Monitoring for World Food Programme (WFP) (UN) Project Counterparts in India (2001).

11.Study on access and implications for DPEP guidelines (Tamil Nadu, Assam, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh) MHRD, Government of India (2002).

Faculty Profile