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Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation System for the Social Sector Development Schemes in the country

Dated 30th October 2000

Composition:

1.	Secretary, Planning Commission	Chairman
2.	Department of Agricultural and Cooperation	Member
3.	Department of Family Welfare	-do-
4.	Department of Elementary Education and Literacy	-do-
5.	Department of Rural Development	-do-
6.	Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment	-do-
7.	Ministry of Finance (Plan Finance Division)	-do-
8.	Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (CSO/NSSO)	-do-
9.	Comptroller and Auditor General of India	-do-
10.	Indian Institute for Research in Medical Statistics.	-do-
11.	Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorrie	-do-
12.	National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER).	-do-
13.	Prof. Ravi Srivastava, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi	-do-
14.	Dr. A.B. Bose, Formerly Adviser (Social Welfare), Planning Commission, New Delhi.	-do-
15.	Prof. R.R. Singh, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).	-do-

Planning Secretaries of the following State Governments:

16.	Bihar	Member
17.	Gujarat	-do-
18.	Kerala	-do-
19.	Andhra Pradesh	-do-
20.	Maharashtra	Member
21.	Rajasthan	-do-
22.	Tamil Nadu	-do-
23.	NEC	-do-
24.	Adviser (Evaluation), Planning Commission	Member –Secretary

Terms of reference :

1. To review the existing machinery and systems of Monitoring and Evaluation in the Central Ministries/ Departments for Central/ Centrally Sponsored Schemes/ Projects and State Plan Schemes;
2. To suggest the measures for strengthening the M and E organisations in the country;
3. To suggest institutional framework for linking M and E results with planning, policy making and public spending;
4. To suggest the areas of use for IT in the M and E system to make it effective and meaningful; and
5. To suggest measures to involve the research institutions, universities, Panchayati Raj Institutions, voluntary organisations (NGOs) to improve the quality of M and E in the country.

The Chairman of the Committee may associate such official or non-official as its members and constitute sub-committees as may be felt necessary.

The non-official members of the Committee will be paid TA/DA by the Planning Commission as per SR190 (a) for attending meetings of the Committee.