G.O. (Ms.) No. 81, Partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, 2014
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 81 on 2 September 2014, approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Tamil Nadu and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South Asia at the Institute for Financial Management and Research. It establishes a partnership for evidence based policy development, programme evaluation and government capacity building, and does not create or change land ownership, land use or property procedures.
What the government approved
G.O. (Ms.) No. 81 of the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department approves a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Tamil Nadu and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South Asia at the Institute for Financial Management and Research. The aim is to institutionalise evidence based policymaking and improve the impact of anti-poverty programmes.
The government proposed an allocation of Rs.3.00 crores for the financial year 2014-2015. The partnership covers policy dialogue, evaluation projects and capacity building.
Main provisions
The approved framework provides for:
- Annual policy discussions, starting from 2014-2015, to identify priority problems and develop solutions that can be rigorously field tested before statewide expansion.
- Identification of policy approaches tested elsewhere in India or globally that may be replicated in Tamil Nadu.
- Evaluation of selected government schemes and innovative programmes.
- A monitoring and evaluation needs assessment involving the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department and three selected line departments initially.
- Technical help for evaluation guidelines, outcome based monitoring frameworks and stronger decision making systems.
- Workshops and practical training for the Department of Evaluation and Applied Research and selected departments.
The Principal Secretary of the Planning and Development Department is nominated as the State Government's nodal officer. The document also constitutes a Steering Committee for approving pilot programmes and evaluations, and an Advisory Committee for continuing oversight and feedback.
Costs and responsibilities
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South Asia will bear the cost of affiliated professors acting as principal investigators. The Government of Tamil Nadu will bear field research staff costs, departmental training, data collection, data entry, analysis and other administrative expenses.
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South Asia will meet the full costs of the capacity building and policy dialogue components, while the relevant government departments will provide logistical support.
Programmes that may be evaluated
The tentative subjects include maternal and infant health, preschool education, vocational training, school learning and retention, support for very poor households, rural and urban sanitation, public services, deworming, anaemia interventions and implementation of school admission requirements.
Relevance to property and land matters
G.O. (Ms.) No. 81 does not establish land rights, alter land records, approve land use changes or prescribe property transaction procedures. A property buyer or owner is not given any new land related obligation or entitlement by this document.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 81 change patta, land ownership or land use rules?
No. The document concerns evidence based policymaking, evaluation of government programmes and capacity building. It contains no provision changing patta, ownership or land use procedures.
Which organisation entered the partnership with the Government of Tamil Nadu?
The partnership is with Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South Asia at the Institute for Financial Management and Research.
What activities are covered by the partnership?
The partnership covers policy dialogue, evaluation projects, monitoring and evaluation needs assessment, evaluation guidelines, training workshops and technical assistance for monitoring systems.
Who pays for evaluations under the partnership?
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South Asia pays for affiliated professors acting as principal investigators. The Government of Tamil Nadu bears field research, training, data collection, data entry, analysis and other administrative costs.
