GRAAM ties up with Niti Aayog for evaluation of govt. policies
The Hindu
Mysuru-based Grassroots Research And Advocacy Movement (GRAAM), a research and public engagement organisation, has inked a Statement of Intent (SoI) with the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Offi
Mysuru-based Grassroots Research And Advocacy Movement (GRAAM), a research and public engagement organisation, has inked a Statement of Intent (SoI) with the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog, for strategic and technical collaboration to strengthen monitoring and evaluation of government policies and programmes in India.
A statement issued by GRAAM said the signing ceremony took place in the presence of Sekhar Bonu, Director General, DMEO, Alok Mishra, Deputy Director General, DMEO, NITI Aayog officials and GRAAM’s Chairman R. Balasubramaniam along with other staff in New Delhi on November 23. The memorandum on behalf of GRAAM was signed by the organisation’s Executive Director Basavaraju R. Shreshta.
Dr. Balasubramaniam said evaluation agencies played a critical role in implementing data driven programmes and policy evaluations with focus on quality and standard of the programmes. “There is a need to strengthen and encourage them further”, he said.