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areas, and schematic results impacting on the assessments Stakeholder Responsibilities
and for the smooth implementation of the Index. However,
 The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and NITI Aayog: The
they may not be directly impacted by its implementation in
resolution for the initiative includes MoPR’s active role in
comparison to the Panchayats, especially as their own
developing a framework with parameters surrounding 17
focussed programmes/ schemes, specific budgets and
SDGs under 9 Themes to be able to standardize the
defined outputs and paradigms do not envisage a role in
assessment of all Gram Panchayats with respect to
practise for involved and structured participation of the
Panchayat Development Index. The MoPR also has the
PRIs (with exception of States like Kerala and West
responsibility of actively monitoring and evaluating the
Bengal). As a result, they may be indicated in the high
implementation of the Panchayat Development Index. The
power-low interest category in the matrix.
National Panchayat Awards of the MoPR and the PDI need
 Low power-High interest: The Panchayats are an to operate in tandem. Additionally, NITI Aayog, has the
essential source of detailed community knowledge, action natural flow from the National SDG India Index with the
and ground-level data essential for the index. Although National Indicator Framework to the State Indicator
they are much behind the other stakeholders in the power Frameworks and North Eastern Framework already
structure, their interest in the initiative and impact on their developed and being taken through alongwith the District
life and development is the highest of all. Indicator Frameworks for SDGs and the Aspirational

 Low power-Low interest: The UN Agencies and other Districts Programm, to the PDI at GP level and evolving
related Block and District Indexes. NITI Aayog as the
knowledge partners for the initiative may fall into this
primary knowledge partner and M&E support, has been
category. Their power and interest may be less than other
mandated to actively undertake to monitor each of these
stakeholders of the initiative but are very essential in taking
parameters in line with the Output Outcome Monitoring
it in the right direction. They also may not have a direct
Framework exercise conducted for the schemes and
impact on the initiative but contribute to its development
programmes of all Central Ministries and Departments of
through their expertise and best-practise knowledge across
the Government of India. NITI Aayog’s role in the
the globe.
initiative may also be derived from its function in the
NITI Aayog needs to be seen in the High power-High interest
Global Indices for Reforms and Growth Exercise wherein,
quadrant in view of its pre-eminent position in the national level
it conducts necessary knowledge transfers for other Central
and its various initiatives in driving the SDGs in the country.
Ministries and Departments on various Indices.
Clearly the shifts in positions towards creating the enabling
 Other Central Ministries, Departments and State
environment for high levels of PDI rests on various
Governments: These actors shall essentially behold the
stakeholders.
functions of capturing development and movement at the
State, District and Block levels. They will also play an
The Panchayats, much behind in the power important role in bringing about reforms for focused
structure, their interest in the initiative and impact intervention in key areas. 21 Central Ministries and 26
on their life and development is the highest of all Departments have issued Joint Advisories in early 2022, to
adopt multi-sectoral approaches through convergence,

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