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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
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Human development radars
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS
 HDRs
at global, regional, national and sub-national
level powerful advocacy tools
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Themes of Global HDRs trigger discussion on important
issues
Sustainable development (2011)
 Mobility and human development (2009)
 Fighting climate change (2007/08)
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 Human
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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
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 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
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
PRINCIPLES OF HDR PREPERATION
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6 key principles have been set out for HDR
preparation to ensure quality by the Human
Development Report Office, UNDP
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Not a blueprint- one size fits all approach- but
basic principles to ensure quality and impact
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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
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National HDRs released in India- 2
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2001- National Human Development
Report
2011- India Human Development
Report: Towards Social Inclusion
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Sub-National or State HDRs- 26
released in 21 States
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India has the distinction of
conducting the largest sub
national HDR exercise in the world
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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
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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 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
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development radars
Introduced first in 2001 India HDR
Used in Bankura district HDR 2007 -
tool for depicting HD indicators –
vulnerability (migration and fluctuations in foodgrain
production), sanitation, malnutrition, institutional
delivery, female literacy wage level, gross output per
capita
 Pictorial
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RADARS
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Used instead of composite indices – most useful at taluka
level where data constraints severe
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Can be used to display data at disaggregate level- rural
urban gaps can be seen pictographically
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Data for different time points can be displayed in the
same diagram
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No weights required for indicators
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Larger number of indicators can be displayed
simultaneously
RAPID ASSESSMENT SURVEYS
 Severe
constrains on data availability at district levelgives 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
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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
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2006- in 11 most backward districts in India
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Chamba, HP
Dhemaji, Assam
Lower Subansiri, Aru Pra
Mewat, Haryana
Jalore, Rajasthan
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Bidar, Karanataka
Dakshini Dinajpur, MP
Gajapati, Orissa
Mandla, MP
Mon, Nagaland
2011- in 8 most backward districts
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Nalanda, Bihar
Hardoi, UP
Sundargarh , Orissa
Bhilwara, Rajasthan
Korba, Chhattisgarh
Gumla, Jharkhand
Rajgarh, MP
ADVANTAGES OF PAHELI
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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
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Municipalities, line departments and parastatals
in urban areas in outlining their functions and
responsibilities and prepare a plan for execution
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First step is to gather relevant data
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Next is to analyze data to set priorities
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Match the set priorities to available budgets
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Define processes of implementation
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Set and monitor targets
GROUP WORK
PLANNING FOR HD AT DISTRICT LEVEL
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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’
THANK YOU!