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SUB-TOPIC INFO – Governance and Public Policy in India (UNIT 10)
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1. Policy Monitoring
2. Institutional Arrangements for Policy-Making
3. The Official Policy-Makers
3.1. Legislatures
3.2. NITI Aayog
3.3. Administrative Agencies
3.4. Unofficial Participants
3.5. Political Parties
3.6. Pressure Groups
4. Factors Influencing Policy Formulation
4.1. Environmental Factor
4.2. Ideological Factor
4.3. Political Factor
5. Role of Various Government Authorities in Policy Formation
5.1. The Cabinet Secretariat
5.2. Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
5.3. Judiciary/Courts
6. Public Policy Evaluation
6.1. Major Categories for Policy Evaluation
7. Evaluation by Specialised Staff
8. Evaluation by Parliamentary Committees
9. Evaluation by Office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General
10. Evaluation by Public Inquiry Commissions
11. Mechanism of Making Governance Process Accountable
11.1. Jan Sunwai
11.2. Social Audit
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Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policy
Governance and Public Policy in India
(UNIT 10)
Monitoring and evaluation are integral part of public policy. Success of any public policy depends on its monitoring. A properly monitored plan yield better results. We can root out corruption through monitoring only. On the other hand evaluation of the policy is also important. It deals with the overall performance of the scheme.
The main difference between monitoring and evaluation is their timing and focus of assessment. Monitoring is ongoing and tend to focus on what is happening while evaluation are conducted at specific point in time to assess how well its happened and what difference it made.
Policy Monitoring
Policy monitoring is the process of observing. It is not controlling. Policy monitoring has come to mean the process of observing the progress of policy implementation and resource utilisation and anticipating deviations from policy expectations.
Monitoring can be defined as “the process of inducing action for adherence to schedule. If monitoring shows that a particular policy activity is deviating from planned parameters than the management may take required measure to replan that particular activity.
The significance of the monitoring of public policy lies in seeing that intended results can be achieved through the efficient use of resources. Monitoring helps in designing and implementing systems for the processes which provide just the right amount of detail for adequate control of policy execution.
An effective monitoring of public policies aids in cost reduction, time saving and effective resource utilisation. The key issue in monitoring is to create an information system that gives policy-makers and policy implementers, the need to make timely decisions and policies that will keep policy programme performance as close as possible to the objective of the policy.
In our country, whenever any public policy is implemented whether it is related with any type of sector monitoring is done simultaneously. Government agencies are responsible for the monitoring of the project.