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will be increased attention to this untapped potential for developmental status and the LIF scores will give the areas that

grassroots socio-economic development. can be addressed and needs to be looked at. They are also in a
position to compare themselves with others and be spurred by
The shift from inputs and input monitoring to output and
competition, goals and targets. The PRIs would be better placed
outcome monitoring would enable PRIs to look at their
with this to stake their claim and raise their voice and place
progress, and draw attention to the issues to be addressed with
their needs and interact with various Departments, and
the various agencies concerned. The Local Indicator Framework
organisations. The LIF would give them data that they can
(LIF) promises to be a robust monitoring framework that will
use for preparing their plans and will thus be perfectly in line
put the Panchayat Development Index into place in alignment
with their constitutional role expected. The socio-economic
with the nine Local Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs)
developmental goals can be better addressed with the
identified with relevant local targets and indicators for
information, and correlation to GPDP and outcomes that LIF
measuring progress. This would assist integrate evidence-based
and PDI will provide. Thematic achievements can be better
action plans to efficiently allocate resources with SDG
targeted. Information is power; this power will be made
markers that are clearly in place, while simultaneously
available through the LIF and PDI and its converging with the
addressing all initiatives and interventions that are operating at
various policy and programme initiatives being taken, and in
the Gram Panchayat Level. The LIF and PDI will provide this
information and evidence can be presented for them to look at progress over the years, to strengthen the third tier of local self-
government.
the entire 29 subjects in an easier way. The PDI would give the

The Local Indicator
Framework (LIF) promises to be a
robust monitoring framework that will
put the Panchayat Development Index
into place in alignment with SDG
markers and assist integrate evidenc
e-based action plans to efficiently
allocate resources, to stake their claim
and raise their voice and place their
needs and interact with various
Departments and organisations and
strengthen local self-government

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PDI Committee Report - 2023: Policy Efforts by MoPR to strengthen PRIs