Process of Preparing District Human Development Reports

in MP

Amitabh Kumar Singh

Debate

Background

Madhya Pradesh prepared first sub-national level Human Development in 1995

Process continued and State HDRs have been prepared with regular intervals

Next two were prepared in 1998 and 2002 and fourth is under preparation

Background

Five districts have been selected for the preparation of Human Development Report

Preparation of District HDR with active involvement of community, representatives and government officials

Use the learnings of the process to improve the existing system of district planning

Objectives

Analyse the Status of Human Development at district and sub-district level

Strengthen process of Planning at district and-sub district level

Use the learnings of the process to finalise state level policy for dcentralised district planning during 11th Five year plan

Methodology

Collection and analysis of secondary data on each sector

Training and orientation of Gram Panchayat representatives for analysing village HD status (10 percent Panchayats of all the block of selected district)

Organise consultations in Municipal areas to prepare Status of Human Development in urban areas (33 percent of the total wards of all the urban bodies of district)

Methodology

Consultation with employees of line departments

Consultation with elected representatives of local bodies

Analysis of district budget and budget of local bodies

Methodology - Themes Themes finalised at State Level

Education Health Livelihood Natural Resources Institutions

Themes Finalised at District Level Women and Human Development – Rajgarh Infrastructure and Human Develoment – Satna Service Delivery for better Human Development –

Khargone Governance and Tribal Communities – Mandla

Process – Consultation at district level

Finalisation of Methodology after consultation with State Planning Board and department of Panchayat and Rural Development

Selection of district specific themes Consultation with district level officers Consultation with elected representatives –

ZP and DPC Consultation with Bankers and other

institutions

Process at Block Level

Consultation with employees at block level Analysis of status of important sector like

health, education and livelihood Analysis of planning process at block level Analysis of institutional convergence at block

level Developing block specific strategy for better

Human Development

Village level

Training of Panchayat representatives for preparing Village Development Report

Village Development Report has five issues identified by State and District

Discussion on each topic Importance of issue to the quality of life How this issue has affected life Changes in the sector or issue in last 5-10 years and its

impact on village and households Current Status and major problem Future vision and activities to achieve this vision

Village Development Reprt

Discussion in Village

Dominant Class Marginalised Community 1

Marginalised Community 2

Women of Dominant Class

Women of Marginalised Community 1

Women of Marginalised Community 2

Discussion with Men of the dominant class

Discussion with Men of the Marginalised Community 1

Discussion with Men of the Marginalised Community 2

Village Development Report

Current Status of issue or sector

Problem affecting the life

Activity Proposed to overcome the problem

Resources required to implement the activity

TotalResource Requirement

Resources with village

Requirement from Outside

Possible source of funds

Discussion In Urban Areas

Discussion at ward level Women SC, ST and other marginalised groups

In Urban areas discussions more focused on service delivery

Urban local bodies have limited responsibilities – discussion and analysis limited to powers given to local bodies

Line departments have greater autonomy in Urban areas

Expectations of District Administration and SPB

Detailed analysis of sectoral performance and reasons of weakness in Health sector Education Sector Livelihood Sector

Suggestions to bring appropriate changes for Programme implementation Making special plan for special issues Changing sectoral priority

Expectation – Education

Understanding community behaviourvis-à-vis access

Dropout

Utility

Involving Community

In Planning

Girls Education

Institutional issues

Education

Expectation – Health

Community perception on

health delivery

Planning, Monitoring and

evaluation

Poor and Health

Institutional performance

Community Awareness

Service Delivery

Health

Expectation – Livelihoods

Problems of Production, Storage and Marketing

Problems of Production, Storage and Marketing

Dependencypattern

Dependencypattern

Institutional Support and

Role of Institutions

Institutional Support and

Role of Institutions

Backward and Forward linkages

Backward and Forward linkages

Status of Agriculture

Status of Agriculture

In Urban Areas

In Urban Areas

In Rural areas

In Rural areas

LivelihoodsLivelihoods

Data and Indices

Data and indices

No index is calculated at block level District level indices have been taken from

SHDR Range of data has been collected, presented

and analysed at block level Cross verification of some data:

data of BPL Census Village education Card of Government

Data at block level – Education

Literacy Enrolment Retention Access after class five Quality Educational status within Social Category Village education card (Government) Village education card (Community)

Data at block level – Health

Infant death – block wise Institutional delivery and delivery at home Nutrition Village Health Card Facility vis-à-vis norms – sub health centre,

PHC, BenMoc and CenMoc centres etc.

Data at block level – Livelihoods Land holdings – Social category wise Production and productivity of major crops Workers Household income – Rural (BPL Census) Number of BPL families and within BPL, AAY

families Migration Status of Irrigation Sources of Livelihood Dependency pattern Village Livelihood card

Guidelines for Decentralised Planning

Proposed Guideline

The process of preparing DHDR and learnings of two other UNDP projects have provided important inputs

The proposed guideline has two important points Tier wise Time table for preparing de-

centralized annual plan Time table for informing local bodies of

availability of possible or potential or tentative funds.

Issues covered in the guideline

Resource Utilization Plan preparation Formulation of local plans

Preparation of Vision Plan Training for presenting vision plan

Finalization of Plan by Local Bodies Vertical integration and rationalisation of

plans Integration of Plans by DPC Endorsement by district planning committee

Participation in planning

Sector wise village plan and town plan separately for different social groups which are SC and ST Women Children

Structure of Plan Presentation

Subject SC ST Women Children Old Persons Destitute

Education            

Health            

Livelihood            

Infrastructure            

Sanitation and Waste Management

           

Drainage and Water Management

           

Clarity on Institutional Role

Basic Planning at habitation level Integration and rationalisation at upper level Line departments function as support

institutions Avoid duplication in planning Use existing system of planning for

strengthening district planning process e.g. SSA, Village plan for NRHM

Role of departments in District Planning For every sector, Annual Analytical Status Paper (AASP) be

prepared and presented before local bodies through Standing Committees.

The AASP should highlight sector-wise glaring social issues and problems.

In AASP the progress achieved in the preceding year and last Five Year Plan should be highlighted.

These AASPs will help the local bodies in formulating strategy for developing Human Development oriented plans

For preparing AASP, the expertise of subject matter specialists may be availed

The AASP should mention the role of local bodies in Millennium Development Goal (MDG).

Sectors for District Planning

Sector Concerned Department

Education School Education, Higher Education, Technical Education, Non-formal Education, Vocational Education.

Health & Nutrition

Public Health and Family Welfare, Public Health Engineering, Woman and Child Development, Food and Civil Supplies.

Livelihood Agriculture, Horticulture, Forest, Panchayat and Rural Development, Veterinary and Dairy, Village Industries, Social Justice, Water Resource, Fisheries, Handloom, Cooperation, Sericulture, Welfare of SC, ST and OBCs.

Infrastructure Management

PWD, Rural Development, Rural Engineering Service, Water Resource, Energy, Planning.

Civil Right Protection

Land Reform, Social Justice, Women and Child Development, Revenue.