Monitoring, Research & Evaluation

A. Monitoring

Monitoring is a continuous process of scanning the programme implementation and required outcomes on regular basis. The project has a well laid monitoring arrangement and processes at different levels.  In addition to internal monitoring mechanism, the progress is monitored independently by the mission/agency identified by the Government of India/Funding Agencies.

The arrangements for internal monitoring include-

• General Council.
• Executive Body.
• Mission task force.
• Reflection cum-planning meeting.
• District Executive.
•  District Task Force.

i) General Council

General Council is the apex body of the Jharkhand Education Project Council. The Honorable Chief Minister of Jharkhand is the Ex-officio Chairman of JEPC. At least one meeting of the General Council is to be held every year.

ii) State Executive

          State Executive, Jharkhand Education Project Council help resolve the policy issues and oversees the implementation of the programme undertaken by the JEPC.

iii) Mission Task Force

Mission Task Force (MTF) is headed by the State Project Director and includes all component in-charges and other project staff of State Office. Monthly meeting is organized regularly to assess achievement towards project goals through participative process of planning, monitoring and evaluation.

iv) Reflection-Cum-Planning Meeting

Reflection-cum-planning meeting (RPM) is held once in a month under the chairmanship of State Project Director. The District Programme Co-ordinators/District Programmes Officer, attend this meeting in which the progress is reviewed, implementation related problems are discussed, experiences and suggestions are shared for facilitating programme implementation. 

v) District Executive

          At the district level, there is a Zila Karyakarini headed by Deputy Commissioner to monitor the implementation of programmes, to provide necessary direction consistent with approved guidelines and procedure and to facilitate convergence with other departments of the State Government with a view to ensure timely implementation of the programme.

vi) District Task Force

          The Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) is the Chairman of District Task Force DTF functions as an organized team to promote programme implementation. It is primarily concerned with implementation of the approved Annual Work Plan and Budget

B. Research and Evaluation
         
The programmes have to confront numerous challenges during implementation process, so this requires research based solution to problems emerging in the field.

The following studies were going on under Research and Evaluation during 2005-06:

• Evaluation of Janshala Programme
• Study of household data.
• Student attendance monitoring system in selected districts.
• Functioning of EGS centres.
• Study on base line achievement of class I & class VII pass students.