a) Conduct a study on ""Time and Work Study of Gram Panchayats"" selected by NIRDPR from each of the States Of Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal

b) Collect data using the standardized data collection tools from 6-8 sampled Gram Panchayats from the States mentioned at ""a"" above. The data collection tools include: Schedule l: State Information Schedule, Schedule 2: Schedule on Gram Panchayat profile, Schedule 3: GP Functions Schedule, Schedule 4: Process Mapping of Gram Panchayat Functions, Schedule 5: GP Functionaries Schedule, Schedule 6; Time and Work Observation Worksheet, Schedule 7; Focus Group Discussion (FGD) GP Employees, (ii) FGD with elected representatives of the GP. (iii) FGD with NGOs and other institutions working with PRIs in the State. and (iv) 3 to 4 FGDs with citizens, one of them being a SHG.

c) Enter the data as per the data entry template provided by NIRDPR

d) Analyze the data and prepare a as per the guidelines provided by NIRDPR

NIRD&PR

December, 2017

March, 2018

Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal

1. Re-orientation of a team comprising of 12 District Trainer Team (DTT) [Master Trainers] members, 8 GPCC members from two model GPs and officials of DRCU to enhance their knowledge and facilitation skills for the preparation of quality GPDP

2. Demonstration of effective GPDP through two-day field work and two-day write-shop followed by facilitation of Special Gram Sabha in 2 GPs

3. Delivery of complete GPDP document of two models GP through demonstrating the GPDP process consistent with the State Government Guidelines.

4. Handholding/ Monitoring Support in the remaining 10 model GPs

District Planning Officer, Tonk

January, 2018

February, 2018

Tonk, Rajasthan

1. Providing support to WSSD, GOM to monitor progress of SBM(G) with Special focus on use of toilets and change in sanitary behaviour as well as critically looking into the issues of ODF sustainability in 12 districts and 20 Census Towns of Maharashtra. Some of the important aspects concerning OOF sustainability and related co-factors like access to and maintenance of pubic toilet facilities, faecal sludge management, SLRM status, augmentation and retrofitting challenges. access to water for use toilet, access to safe drinking water, 0&M of piped water supply schemes, priority for WASH sector in local planning like GPDP, incidence of water botne diseases like diarrhoea, etc. will be covered in the survey.

2. Capturing all these data keeping ODF sustainability in mind will require appropriate cnange in the existing Android application which will be provided.

3. Making changes in the existing software of the website displaying progress and trends of SBM(G) for uploading the analysed data every week in place of the current provision of monthly uploading. The same will be achieved through this proposal.

4. Analysis or the IMIS data at the end of every quarter and share the findings through Fact Sheets far taking appropriate corrective measures,

5. To come out with occasional papers after 3/4 months identifying the bottlenecks and possible ways of overcoming problems.

6. To develop a new module in the website for displaying the indicators of ODF-S.

UNICEF, Maharashtra

February, 2018

April, 2019

Maharashtra

• Study and docurnent the existing function DPP (As Is study). This will include: (a) the present framework for DPP in Rajasthan; (b) the abilities of and practices and processes (including the planning tools) followed by the community/s for DPP and project management; (c) the Govemment organisational structures involved in DPP, their responsibilities and assessment of their effectiveness; (d) the reporting and monitoring mechanism; and (e) linkage of the District Plans with the State Budget

• Based on the study, identify the gaps constraining the effectiveness of DPP in terms of preparation, implementation and monitoring (GAP analysis).

• Suggest Roadmap (To Be) required consolidating the progress made thus far and to strengthen the gaps identified. This will include good practices and lessons leamed from other jurisdictions implementing DPP, different execution modalities, resource application and M&E of progress. Gol has decided to do away with the Plan and Non - Plan classification of expenditure from 2017-18 and follow the 'Scheme' & 'Other than Scheme' classification and further more Revenue & Capital classification system. The study will also analyse the effect of this change on the state decentralized planning methodology.

• Develop an upgraded/modemized State Decentralized Participatory Planning Framework, including the planning workflow by building upon the existing system.

• Hold dissemination workshops, in consultation with GOR, to obtain the views of the local self-govemments, state officials of departments dealing with DPP, public representatives and other stakeholders.

• Conduct pilots to establish and operationalize the suggested Framework and the planning workflow to produce a District Plan across one district and demonstrate the use of participatory tools such as GIS, Geo-ICT and use of Plan Plus/e-Panchayat software. District will be selected in consultation with GOR. The processes will include dernonstration of visioning exercises, mapping of activities and financial resources, preparation of micro plans, thematic consolidation and integration of plans, approvals and linkage with the state budget, and subsequent monitoring modalities.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

July, 2018

May, 2020

Rajasthan

The specific objectives of the study are to;

a. Assess implementation of GR to the ground realities and provide evidence-based recommendations and strategic directions for the next phase of five years.

b. Assess Programme implementation by PRIs and community participation in the process.

c. Assess the capacity building programmes rolled out as part of GPDP and recommend amendments if any for the next phase.

d. Assess the investments on social development (nutrition, education, livelihood) and women and children with focus on the development activities taken up in the current phase of the GPDP

e. Assess the data management systems including monitoring systems and provide recommendations

f. Document good practices and innovations in the state with respect to PRIs at state, district, block and GP levels, which will come across during the study.

UNICEF, Maharashtra

September, 2018

April, 2019

Maharashtra

Strengtehning the Panchayati Raj System:

• Preparing draft work manual for GP Secretaries

• Training of Excutive Asstts of 20 GPs

• Scoping study of 2 GPs to assess child friendliness

• Compilation of Index of childfriendliness

• Drafting a guide for convergence on child friendly interventions

• One day sensitization of Dist. Level Officials of Gaya district

UNICEF Bihar

November, 2018

January, 2020

Bihar

Drafting a strategy for ODF sustainability for West Bengal

• Assessemnt of the existing status, enabling factors and the barriers to sustain ODF

• Recommend strategy for making the gains of ODF status sustainable

• Dissemination of the recommedations

UNICEF West Bengal

November, 2018

July, 2019

West Bengal

To assess the status of GPs as per Mission Antyodaya (MA) indicators

• Study conducted in 12 GPs in 4 states (Chhattisgarh 2, Maharashtra -4, MP 4 and West Bengal 2)

• The MA scores were validated

• The causes behind a GP to have high score was assessed

NIRD & PR

January, 2019

April, 2020

"West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chattishgarh"

a. Operationalizing the GP monitoring system in one district

• To explore the possibility of electronic sharing of GP wise data from the existing MIS of different programmes implemented within the GP and if not, then ways to capture the data at the GP level after extracting the data from the MIS/ collecting the data from the service providers.

• To work out what data are to be captured locally for programmes/own activities of the GP taken up under GPDP and critical social sector services being delivered by the GPs, to feed the GP database as envisaged in the monitoring framework.

• To develop a GP database hosted in the GP computer keeping the connectivity issues in view and develop a roadmap for data to be uploaded in a state-level server to facilitate regular GP, block and district wise analysis and feedback proper supervision and guidance.

• To develop software to be installed in the GP offices to capture and compile data, aggregation of the block and district-wise data for appropriate analysis, ranking of GPs and guiding facilitation/interventions.

• To identify the capacity needs at all levels of governance in the use of the monitoring system and build the capacity of the GP level functionaries for effective monitoring.

b. Scoping study of databases (health, education and WCD) for assessing the feasibility of developing an integrated database for better social protection

• To take a stock of all the data which are collected in respect of Education, Health and Women and Child development through various programme MIS existing at the state level. To further delineate an optimal set of fields which could be useful for knowing the progress and coverage of schemes and programmes on the said fields for the GP and even individual level. Field analysis of databases linking to PRI level will be done in Kolhapur district.

• To identify the data structure and how the relevant data can be shared to populate an integrated data structure which will cover all the relevant dimensions of development in one platform for the state and down to panchayats.

• To understand the required data structure of the proposed unified database, which can be used for the analysis of status covering all the important aspects of development covering the fields mentioned before.

c. Rapid Assessment Survey in Maharashtra on Impact of Covid-19 on Households and Role of Gram Panchayats with reference to Access to Essential Services

• To assess the level of awareness of the relief measures that government has taken for tacking covid 19 pandemic

• Delivery of the relief measures as well as other services which are critical for the women and children

• Assess the role played by GPs to reduce the impact of the disease/imposed lockdown on the lives of people and their capacity for the same.

UNICEF, Maharashtra

May, 2020

Nov-21

Maharashtra

1. Review and map the Humanitarian Cash Transfers program design

2. Assess the HCT design with respect to coverage and adequacy (relevance)

3. Assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery mechanisms including implementation modalities, verification processes, documentation required (Efficiency),

4. Assess whether and to what extent the cash assistance is effective in meeting basic needs of women and children in the local setting (effectiveness), and

5. Conduct an exclusion analysis given the aforementioned policy framework, program design and delivery.

UNICEF Bihar

November, 2020

February, 2021

Bihar