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Human Development Planning and Monitoring Tools by Dr. K Seeta Prabhu UNDP India PMRDF Training Programme TISS, Hyderabad 1 May 2012. OVERVIEW. In this presentation we will learn about Human Development Reports Global National Sub-national Village HD cards
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Human Development Planning and Monitoring Tools by Dr. K Seeta Prabhu UNDP India PMRDF Training Programme TISS, 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 beenset 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 • National Ownership • Participatory and Inclusive Preparation • Independence of Analysis • Quality of Analysis • Flexibility and Creativity in Presentation • 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
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 exercise • Statistics, 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, Karanataka Chamba, HP DakshiniDinajpur, MP Dhemaji, Assam Gajapati, Orissa Lower Subansiri, AruPraMandla, MP Mewat, Haryana Mon, Nagaland Jalore, Rajasthan • 2011- in 8 most backward districts Udaipur, Rajasthan Bhilwara, Rajasthan Nalanda, Bihar Korba, Chhattisgarh Hardoi, UP Gumla, Jharkhand Sundargarh , 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 • First step is to gather relevant data • Next is to analyze data to set priorities • Match the set priorities to available budgets • Define processes of implementation • 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 ZillaParishad • 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’