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This presentation provides an overview of the status of development evaluation in India. It identifies the flow of development funds, stakeholders involved, monitoring and evaluation information needs, and suppliers of evaluation information. The presentation delves into the demand and supply of evaluation information, exploring the satisfaction of demanders and the use of information for planning and policies. Recommendations for enhancing evaluation capacity development are also discussed, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in the current landscape of evaluation in India.
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Status of Development Evaluation in India- An overview S.P.PAL SPP
About Presentation 1. Identify nodes of development fund flow, stakeholders, M&E info needs, suppliers.2. Identify demanders/suppliers, understand nature of demand & supply, satisfaction of demanders and info use for planning & policies.3. Suggestions for evaluation capacity development. SPP
Demand side of M&E information 1. General appreciation of need for M&E info to learn lessons, for mid-course corrections.2.Inhouse capacity for ‘M’ info in most ministries. 3. Dissatisfied with evaluation info supply: -quality, quantity & timeliness, uncomfortable findings;4. Some initiate evaluation themselves due to (3). SPP
Demand Side 5.Examples of follow-up actions exist; more because of enlightened policy makers, planners (call them champions); not so much due to institutionalized mechanisms; 6.Attempt to introduce Outcome Budgeting in 2005-06 was unsuccessful-lack of understanding of the types of reforms required to make it operational.7. Low demand for quality evaluation. SPP
Supply side of M&E information 1. Public sector: PEO, SEOs-once strong, now weak-manpower, infrastructure, no investment in human capital. Quality, quantity & timeliness are major issues.2. RIs/Consultants/NGOs: Lack of quality & trained manpower, data quality issues. Inadequate knowledge of program operation. Quantity & timeliness ok-quality(?). SPP
Status of Impact Evaluation 3. Very few quality impact evaluation in India: - stakeholders of impact results operate in a short time horizon and focus on implementation objectives; - difficulty in constructing counterfactuals because of multiplicity of dev. Interventions. Universal coverage. - lack of any formal obligation on part of stakeholders to support it; SPP
Status of Impact Evaluation - absence of a credible data bank on evaluation resources;- India’s annual evaluation budget is large; controlled mostly by line Ministries; stakeholders of impact evaluation command a small proportion of it. SPP
Why evaluation capacity not strong? 1. Evaluation (a ritual) primarily for other watchdog agencies, less for self learning; 2. Inadequate linkage between allocation and performance;3. Accountability, transparency missing in development administration (RTI?);4. Public evaluation institutions have become hostage of all India services and alternatives yet to emerge; SPP
Why evaluation capacity not strong? 5.System of outsourcing studies by public agencies hinders capacity development;-lowest bidders, insufficient time, interference.6. General lack of confidence in B-C ratio of evaluation. DESI/IRMED & IDRC –a study to bring out the status of development evaluation in India. SPP
