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What has been presented here is only a glimpse and Presentation of PDI as a web-based application

samples. In effect, it is seen that from Indicator to PDI, The Committee had requested the NIC unit in Ministry of
from GP to State, in various perspectives, and at all Panchayati Raj to prepare the visualised values for
relevant levels the whole gamut is available for informed showing the PDI, Theme, LIF, Grouped Indicators, at
action on Indicators, Themes to achieve LSDGs and Gram Panchayat, Block, District, State level and also on
higher development levels in the GP. Data collection and use of grades and intervals rather than scores on a
availability, the methods used, and the values obtained continuum. Shri Sunil Jain, Member of Committee from

show that this is capable of being taken for large scale NIC, took it up with his Team led by Ms. Sunita Jain,
implementation to arrive at tha composite development from NIC, Indore, and using the data from the 30 Gram
score of a GP using the PDI, and all related calculations Panchayats as per calculations provided to them, have put
of Gram Panchayat level, Indicators, Grouped Indicators, forth the values for interpretation, as requested by the
Thematic score, PDI and calculations at Block, District Committee. Some of these have been placed in the

and State level. The next step is naturally, logically forthcoming pages. Their approach has also taken into
workable as from State to National level. account the unfolding through a drill down mechanism, as
well as a select Gram Panchayat option. (The screen shots
At the national, state, district and block level, the
and flow can be seen in Annexure IV PoC Annexure-H).
concerned stakeholders should be able to see the number
This is work in progress and with Ministry of Panchayati
of states, districts, blocks and GPs under each of the
Raj and additional features of visualisation as mentioned
grades. This in the graph and tables can then be drilled
and other refinements, what will come out, would be at a
down to identify the geographical areas that need focus. A
much higher level with further layers and analysis
sample of how this can be has been started to be prepared
presented and a full PDI dashboard developed. GIS could
by NIC at the request of the Committee is given with
not be built in at this point due to the scattered locations
tables and graphs at Annexure IV PoC Annexure-H.
of the Gram Panchayats. When more Gram Panchayats
Data visualisation
data comes in covering a Block fully, at least, GIS use can
This is an area that needs to be given attention. The
be tested out. It is certainly doable, given the full set of
standards set by the UN in its documents, and such related
calculations for all the Gram Panchayats in that Block/
documents of SDGs must be what Ministry of Panchayati
District/State as the data sets keep building.
Raj must try to reach, for presenting to its Gram
Departments, and use of PDI
Panchayats. Not only because it is the UN, and these are
The constituent parts of Theme & LIF of the PDI, are far
SDGs as LSDGs, but more because the presentation is
more of use for the Departments, as they can see the
very simple and visually attractive and gets the attention.
Gram Panchayats for their greater support to be given to
It is necessary to go beyond the bars, graphs, etc., to add
the worst scoring Gram Panchayats. An interesting
to it the icons, infographics, highlights. The Committee
analysis for the Department can be the connect between
has tried to raise the bar. It can be raised still further, and
the score and its facility e.g.: The availability of PHC to
the MoPR must get specialised technical support for this.
Healthy Village Thematic score in these 30 Group

Panchayats.

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