Ratna M. Sudarshan, ISST

Evaluations have been carried out at the end of Phase I and towards the end of Phase II; brief review of key issues raised through these evaluations

Outline of the approach proposed for the current evaluation

State HDRs in India, (Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh) 2005

Evaluation of national HDR system, UNDP Evaluation Office 2006

GOI-UNDP project on SSPHD, (Shri B.K.Bhattacharya) 2008

Documenting the policy impact of HDRs in India, (Pia Lindström) 2010

UNDP India Mid-term review of the Country Programme Action Plan 2008-2012 (kalyani Menon Sen and A.K. Shiva Kumar) 2010

Project results assessment 2010

POSITIVES:The programme has contributed to

enhanced awareness, has had an influence on policies and programmes, and on financial allocations

Capacity for analysis has been strengthened within and outside the government

CHALLENGESDanger of ‘report fatigue’:However, value in having deeper

analysis around priority concerns and in re-visiting important themes

Human development gets seen as synonymous with 3 sectors (health, education, livelihood) – intra sectoral and agency approach missing

Dissemination weak (taking the message to the people and follow up strategy to preparation of reports) eg

- contribution of reports to policy debate and public action

- generation of a range of outputs for different audiences

- screening of films

Community level participatory monitoring tools, engagement with CSO’s on HD

More State cross sharing activities would help

There has been some gap between expectation from resource institutions and their understanding of their role

Evaluation confirm the value of the HD approach, and its continued relevance

While mainstreaming of the approach is essential, sometimes mainstreaming can lead to invisibility and hence there may be need for continued ‘championing’ of the approach

Activities/ inputs Outputs

(eg reports, films, training)

Outcomes (short term long term)

(policies, programmes, resource allocations)

Data collection: Review of a sample of the reports and films Visit to 5 states (Kerala, Himachal,

Rajasthan, MP, WB) Interviews with all stakeholders including

representatives of UNDP and Planning Commission State Government officials in charge of the

programme Resource agencies – national, state, district level Researchers, NGOs, media ‘Bystanders’

Assessment criteriaRelevanceEffectivenessEfficiency ImpactSustainabilityWay forward