Overview: Bhutan M & E system

1. Overview: Bhutan M & E system • Formulation of Five- year Plans (FYP) • Bhutan M &E System • Developments in the field of Evaluation in Bhutan • Way-forward Panel in SLEvA conference, 25 July 2013

2. 1. Development Planning and Monitoring Process Long Term Development Goals –Maximization of GNH NKRA’s SKRA’s KPIs Key Interventions Government Issues Planning Guidelines Five Year planning Alignment to national priorities Ministries/Auto-Agencies/LGs prepare FYPs Alignment of AWPs and Budgets to FYP program outcomes Annual Work Planning & Budgeting Preparation/Implementation of Annual Work Plans based on the Approved FYP Plan Monitoring & progress Reporting Physical and Financial Progress Reporting Weekly/Quarterly/Bi-Annual/Annual Monitoring Source: Gross National Happiness Commission

3. Information Support Systems Planning and Implementation Stages IT System Used Five Year planning National Five Year Plan Annual Work Planning Annual Work Plans(AWPs) of Implementing Agencies Annual Budgeting Annual Budgets of Implementing Agencies based on the AWPs Plan Monitoring & progress Reporting Weekly/Quarterly/Bi-Annual/Annual Monitoring/MTR/TR Panel in SLEvA conference, 25 July 2013

4. 2. National Monitoring & Evaluation System • National Monitoring & Evaluation System (NMES) Manual, 2006 • GNHC – central coordinating agency for evaluations • No institutionalized evaluation systems • Evaluations taking place on case-by-case basis and more on donor’s requirement Panel in SLEvA conference, 25 July 2013

5. ……..National Monitoring & Evaluation Systems • National Monitoring & Evaluation Systems Manual, 2006 • Draft National Evaluation Protocols and Guidelines, 2010- elaboration of the 2006 NMES Manual, aims at institutionalizing evaluation system in Bhutan • Draft National Evaluation Protocols and Guidelines, 2010 to be upgraded into a policy Panel in SLEvA conference, 25 July 2013

6. 3. Latest developments (Public intervention) • Formation of Evaluation Association of Bhutan (EAB) – joint effort of GNHC and UNICEF, Bhutan Office • First meeting of members on 11 July 2013 • Around 30 members already …and increasing!! • Membership representative of wide spectrum of the society • 11 July Meeting: 5 working groups identified out of the existing members • Debate on Legal issues!! Panel in SLEvA conference, 25 July 2013

7. …….Emerging CSOs and NGOs • CSO Act 2007 • NGOs under the purview of CSO Act 2007 • Evaluation Association of Bhutan, 2013 Panel in SLEvA conference, 25 July 2013

8. Conclusion • Necessary framework and legal infrastructure in place • Capacity building in Evaluation • Institutionalize the evaluation system • Promote evaluation culture and networking • Create demand for high quality evaluation • Materialize VFM of our development activities which are mostly donor-funded Panel in SLEvA conference, 25 July 2013

9. 4. Way-forward: Parliamentarians Forum • Conduct mapping exercise to map out the status of national evaluation policies/ mechanisms/ guidelines at country level on a global scale • South Asia regional consultation with Parliamentarians to develop a model National Evaluation Policy and country work plans to establish the policy. Panel in SLEvA conference, 25 July 2013

10. ….Way-forward: Parliamentarians Forum • Provision of technical support to country teams • Promote need for evaluation policies in different forums. • Advocacy support for the country teams to lobby legislation of the “draft national evaluation policy” • Work closely with Evaluation Association of Bhutan which has similar mandates • Identify concrete activities, programmes, etc. to begin Country level inauguration of EvalYear 2015 Panel in SLEvA conference, 25 July 2013

11. Thank You and TASHI Delek! Panel in SLEvA conference, 25 July 2013