Human Development Planning and Monitoring

Tools

byDr. K Seeta Prabhu

UNDP India

PMRDF Training ProgrammeTISS, Hyderabad

1 May 2012

OVERVIEW

In this presentation we will learn about Human Development Reports

Global National Sub-national

Village HD cards PAHELI- Peoples Audit of Health Education and Livelihoods

Survey Human development radars

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS

HDRs at global, regional, national and sub-national level powerful advocacy tools Themes of Global HDRs trigger discussion on

important issues Sustainable development (2011) Mobility and human development (2009) Fighting climate change (2007/08)

Human development reports also Estimate human development indices and rank

countries accordingly Disseminate a wide variety of human development

indicators UNDP HDRO Website

REGIONAL AND NATIONAL HDRs

First National HDR prepared by Bangladesh in 1992

Since then National HDRs have gained popularity and today more than 700 NHDRs have been released worldwide

Regional HDRs – nested between national and global HDRs

Discuss region specific development challenges and solutions

More than 30 regional HDRs have been released so far

PRINCIPLES OF HDR PREPERATION

6 key principles have been set out for HDR preparation to ensure quality by the Human Development Report Office, UNDP

Not a blueprint- one size fits all approach- but basic principles to ensure quality and impact

1. National Ownership2. Participatory and Inclusive Preparation3. Independence of Analysis4. Quality of Analysis5. Flexibility and Creativity in Presentation6. Sustained Follow-Up

NATIONAL AND STATE HDRs IN INDIA

National HDRs released in India- 2

2001- National Human Development Report

2011- India Human Development Report: Towards Social Inclusion

Sub-National or State HDRs- 26 released in 21 States

India has the distinction of conducting the largest sub national HDR exercise in the world

Chhattisgarh SHDR and West Bengal SHDR won global awards for participatory process and quality of analysis

STATE HDRs

Principles of SHDR preparation Government Ownership Participatory Process Independence of Analysis

Challenges in preparation of SHDRs Government’s fear of public opinion Adversarial nature of dialogue between NGOs

and Government Change in political regimes Strong opinions of diverse groups Defensive government departments

DISTRICT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS

DHDR - enables disaggregated HD analysis at the district level

Prepared in partnership with local government and NGOs

Used as tools for district planning –suggestion to use DHDRs as district gazeteers

> 80 DHDRs under preparation – 44 released DHDR preparation a challenge due to

Non availability of data on HD indicators at district level

Lack of technical capacity at district level

DHDRs RELEASED

VILLAGE HD CARDS

People-centred data collection to supplement official data Human Development Report Card Chhattisgarh HDR – Village reports for 17,000 villages Data collected by people for use by people Chhattisgarh clip

Data collection not an impersonal exerciseStatistics, their collection and use affect

people’s lives Imperative to involve people as ‘agents’

rather than as ‘respondents’ or ‘beneficiaries’

SOME HD MONITORING TOOLS

Human development radars Introduced first in 2001 India HDR Used in Bankura district HDR 2007 -

Pictorial tool for depicting HD indicators – vulnerability (migration and fluctuations in foodgrain production), sanitation, malnutrition, institutional delivery, female literacy wage level, gross output per capita

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RADARS

Used instead of composite indices – most useful at

taluka level where data constraints severe

Can be used to display data at disaggregate level-

rural urban gaps can be seen pictographically

Data for different time points can be displayed in

the same diagram

No weights required for indicators

Larger number of indicators can be displayed

simultaneously

RAPID ASSESSMENT SURVEYS

Severe constrains on data availability at district level- gives greater importance to surveys like PAHELI

Peoples Audit of Health Education and Livelihoods Survey - rapid assessment of the prevailing status of human development in a district

Four dimensions: livelihood, water and sanitation, mother and child health and education and literacy

Main features of the survey Simple to use- uses pictorial tools Engages local stakeholders especially the youth Is an effective countercheck for official data at local

level

PAHELI SURVEY- STORY SO FAR

PAHELI surveys have been supported by UNDP and conducted by ASER centre

Two rounds of surveys have been conducted so far 2006- in 11 most backward districts in India

Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Bidar, KaranatakaChamba, HP Dakshini Dinajpur, MPDhemaji, Assam Gajapati, Orissa

Lower Subansiri, Aru Pra Mandla, MPMewat, Haryana Mon, NagalandJalore, Rajasthan

2011- in 8 most backward districtsUdaipur, Rajasthan Bhilwara, RajasthanNalanda, Bihar Korba, ChhattisgarhHardoi, UP Gumla, JharkhandSundargarh , Orissa Rajgarh, MP

ADVANTAGES OF PAHELI

Pictorial survey format engages interest of participants

Format makes it easy to share final findings and raise awareness

Indicators chosen linked to objectives of important national development schemes – results instrumental in evaluating, improving and increasing uptake of programme

Survey designed after intensive study of national and international demographic, economic and human development surveys and hence reliable

STEPS IN DISTRICT PLANNING

Involve panchayats at the district, intermediate and village levels in rural areas

Municipalities, line departments and parastatals in urban areas in outlining their functions and responsibilities and prepare a plan for execution 1. First step is to gather relevant data

2. Next is to analyze data to set priorities

3. Match the set priorities to available budgets

4. Define processes of implementation

5. Set and monitor targets

GROUP WORKPLANNING FOR HD AT DISTRICT

LEVEL

Groups according to States time allotted – 45 minutes

Objective: to get an idea of HD planning at District level

Tasks: Outline steps in HD planning incorporating the principles of the HD approach

Discuss within the group what the priorities will be imagining that you are the residents of the district – you can choose to incorporate role play – one can be a collector – another CEO of Zilla Parishad

Create a vision and plan for the district Outline steps to implement and monitor the plan Your plans will be peer reviewed in ‘market place’

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