PREPARING THE GROUND –

ENHANCING CAPACITIES AT STATE AND

GRASSROOTS LEVELS
FOR
ENSURING
EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION
OF
SDGS IN POLICY
AND
PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
 Key Structures/Progress- SDGs
• Cell formed in Planning
Dept.
Nodal • DDC identified as Nodal
Department & Officer at the District Level
Participating • Interim Vision Document
Depts. identified already shared with NITI
for each SDG Aayog
Planning cum Finance • Inputs on the SDG
department Nodal Monitoring Framework
Department for steering
the implementation
already shared
process • SDG framework (Goals and
Targets) being disseminated
CM Dashboard with support from Unicef but
being developed partnership needs to be
to capture and strengthened.
track progress • Three Year Action Plan in
final stages
• State level SDG consultation
under process
Emerging Jharkhand | Developing Jharkhand
 Strategy
&
Goals Vision
3 Years’ State
Action Plan

We have adopted the following process-

A sub-committee of SDC formed
Wider consultations with Departmental Heads
Sharing the draft with NITI & hosting summary on website for wider public
feedback
Sharing the Draft with Districts & Senior GoI Officers nominated for backward
districts
Brief of State Action Plan
Fifteen
thematic areas of focus
Brief Features of Jharkhand State Action Plan

Citizen Centric
• This vision is citizen centric
• Considers inequities in terms of regions, population groups and other disadvantaged
sections.

Focus on outputs and outcomes

• Not a typical five year plan.
• The focus is on outcomes.
• All outcomes at the end of the three year period clearly identified.

Participation of all stakeholders

• Commitment and effective participation of all stakeholders including PRIs, CSO, private
sector to play constructive roles to achieve these outcomes

Convergence of Government Departments

• Envisages effective convergence of various development initiatives at the delivery point.

Interventions & Governance

• Necessary interventions have been identified.
• Effective, result oriented and transparent governance is the key to achieving these outcomes.
Awareness Building on Concept/Issues related to
SDGs/Vision/Action Plan

• Of Citizen/PRIs/Government Functionaries/Students/Private Players etc

• Through CSO/NGOs/Academic & Research Institutions/Training
Institutions/Advocacy Groups
• Through support of Technology based measures from UN
Agencies/NITI/Institutions of repute

Capacity Building for Participatory Planning

• Of Gram Sabha/PRIs/Government Functionaries

• Through CSO/NGOs/Academic & Research Institutions/Training Institutions
• Through support of Technology based measures from UN
Agencies/NITI/Institutions of repute

Contd....
Capacity Building for Implementation/Service Delivery

• Of PRIs/Government Agencies/Other Participating Bodies

• Through CSO/NGOs/Academic & Research Institutions/Training Institutions
• Through support of Technology based measures from UN Agencies/ NITI/
Institutions of repute

Capacity Building for Concurrent Monitoring/Social

Audit/Evaluation

through Training/Academic/Research Institutions/UN Agencies

Capacity Development for Grass-root Data Collection and

Management

through supports of NITI/MoSPI/Ministry of IT/Academic &

Research Institutions particularly ISI
Our Capacity Concerns, which need to be addressed for realizing
SDGs/Vision/Action Plan Targets
• Mobilization of financial resources to support initiatives
needed to realize SDGs.
• Improving coordination across government Units and
other stakeholders including growing Private Sector.
• Shifting from Departmental to Convergent Sectoral
approach for holistic treatment of Problems.
• Ensuring availability of appropriately competent
manpower in optimum numbers (through Rationalization
of existing workforce and hiring New ones) across sectors
for Capacity Building of Govt Institutions / Organizations/
Service Providers.
• Strengthening Government Training Institutes (Like ATI &
SIRD) and promotion of use of technology for regular
mid-course training/orientation etc.
Contd....
• Undertaking assessment of existing capacity to fulfill SDG
monitoring expectations and integrate needs into National
Strategies for the Development of Statistics by NITI/MoSPI.
• Setting up of a Robust statistical system to capture data on
different indices and analysis thereof through IT
applications by NITI/MoSPI.
• Preparing robust roadmaps and mechanism for
implementation of SDG monitoring. Comprehensive MIS
need to be developed by NITI/MoSPI.
• Inclusion of new data collection tools and technologies
into SDG monitoring frameworks, such as earth
observations, geospatial mapping, mobile app etc based
data.
• Forging of Global, National and Inter & Intra State
Partnerships
We ,in Jharkhand,
have undertaken some measures to improve planning/budgeting
process and promotion of innovation etc which will help realize
vision/SDG/Action Plan goals-
• Formation of State Development Council
Planning • Yojana Banao Abhiyan at Gram Sabha Level
• Divisional/District Level Pre-Budget Seminar

• Reorganization of Departments from 43 to 30.

• Decentralization of Financial Powers
Governance • Implementation of Integrated PFMS
• Establishment of “Centre For Fiscal Studies” for
conducting studies/research/impact assessment and
evaluation

Focused Attention • Separate Agriculture Budget

• Separate Gender Budget
to Key Areas • Separate SC, ST Budget

Innovation & • Launched “Innovative Jharkhand” Scheme with

Incentivization provision of award for deserving ones.
Some other Initiatives in Jharkhand to Redress Capacity Issues
at Grass-root Levels

• Capacity Building exercises for PRI representatives

PRI- Grass-root • Selection of Panchayat Volunteers and their orientation
Admin • Establishment of Jharkhand Swasashi Parishad: an advisory body for
advocating the issues of Local Governance and also addressing the
demands of PRIs on development issues.
• Chief Minister Panchayat Protsahan Puraskaar: Best Performing Panchayats

• Krishak Mitra for service outreach to farmers.

Agro-Allied • Matsya Mitra for service/support outreach to Fishermen.
Areas • Udyan Mitra for promotion of Horticulture

• Capacity Building of Health Workers, ANM, MPW

• Sahiya Help Desk
Health & • SAS – BAHU –PATI Sammelan
Nutrition • PLA, participatory learning and action , health MCH awa reness
through community involvement
• Poshan Sakhi in 6 High Burden Districts for awareness generation etc

Grass-root • Formation of SHGs in large numbers and their capacity enhancement.

Collectives • Formation of Sakhi Mandal for livelihood alternatives together with

Women Empowerment.
Mason Training – To meet the shortage of skilled masons in the rural areas for
the construction of PMAY-G houses.
• Skill enhancement of semi-skilled masons for the
construction of affordable, durable and healthy
houses under PMAY-G
• To develop a pool of skilled master mason who
provide handholding support to the masons at
grass root level
• To enhance the income of semi-skilled masons
after training.
• To Ensure the construction of PMAY-G houses
according to the developed proto type for the state
• During Mason Training houses of beneficiaries,
who are unable to construct on their own e.g., Old,
Differently-abled, Widow, PVTG etc., are built.
Initiative of Participatory Learning & Action
(PLA) in Health One among the Best Practices of Jharkhand

Community mobilization using Participatory Learning & Action (PLA) cycle approach
to reduce maternal & neonatal mortality
This is a capacity building process in which
women’s group members invite non- group
members, adolescent girls, pregnant women,
mothers, men, frontline service providers for
learning, planning, carrying out and evaluating
activities in a participatory and sustained
basis. Trained facilitators(Sahiyas) enable this
community process.

Objectives
• Neonatal Mortality reduction
• Maternal Mortality reduction
• Improvements in receptiveness of various
government programs like early registration,
ante-natal care, institutional deliveries,
consumption of IFA, early referrals, etc.
4 PHASES OF INTERVENTION
Phase 1
Identifying and
prioritising problems
together

Phase 2
Phase 4
Planning
Evaluating together
solutions together

Phase 3
Implementing
solutions together
Evidence on PLA
WOMEN’S GROUPS PRACTICING PARTICIPATORY LEARNING AND ACTION

ROLLOUT IN CONTROL AREAS: 274 GROUPS

EKJUT TRIAL: 244 GROUPS
17725 births: 31% reduction in neonatal mortality 1 year after
18775 births: 32% reduction in neonatal mortality in the
introduction of groups
3 years of the intervention
(OR: 0.69, 95%CI: 0.57-0.83)
(OR: 0.68, 95%CI: 0.58-0.78)
Cluster mean neonatal mortality rate per 1000

60

40

20
livebirths

2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9 2009-10 2010-11

Trial with Sahiyas in Jharkhand

• Sahiya conducting PLA group meeting in her catchment area
• Average participants in each meeting is around 30 women of reproductive age group
• Each group meets once a month for PLA meetings
• A manual has been developed to help Sahiya in implementing the program
• Meetings were focused on improving maternal and new-born health
OUTCOME
• 31% REDUCTION IN NMR
• 36% REDUCTION IN MMR

GREATER IMPACT AMONG POOREST

70
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 livebirths

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
1st (poorest Q2 Q3 Q4 5th (richest)
quintile) quintile

From Sept 09 to Dec 12, prospective data was collected to assess the above differences between PLA and Non-PLA areas using cluster
Randomised Control trial (cRCT).
 Block

District
Block

District State
6 Blocks in all 5
commissionaires

Year 3
Year 2
Year 1
‘ODD AND EVEN’ ARRANGEMENT
• The Sahiya Sathi facilitates PLA
meeting in the 10 even numbered
villages during the month

• Neighbouring Sahiya from odd

numbered villages attend the meetings
& get ‘on the job training’

• Then they conduct PLA meetings in their

respective villages on their own

2nd month Sahiya Sathi will continue same process with Odd number villages and the cycle
continues…
Rollout status till date
Training Status
Participation Status
Learning
• Great means of awareness among the community members.
• Earlier reluctance of Pregnant mothers for were registration in Aanganwadi
replaced by strong will to do it.
• Receive services such as THR, Sampurn Tikakaran, Health Checkups and
Referral Services.
• Institutional delivery has also increased.
• Increase in undertaking preventive measures.
• Learnt to take care of their child, to prevent them from diarrhea, Infections etc.
• Some mothers also took their child at Kuposhan Upchaar Kendra for treatment

(Nisha Devi working as a Sahiya Sathi in Dalkidih

Cluster of Bundu Block)
Next Steps
Ø Streamline the process of MIS
Ø Training of remaining MTs and Sahiya Sathis on round 1
Ø Training of MTs and Sahiya Sathis on round 2
Ø Quality assurance (Since Jharkhand is Model state for others, Ensuring quality is essential)
Ø Developing documents on PLA success story and reports
Ø Hosting exposure visits of others states like MP, J&K, UP, etc.
 Integrated Monitoring Tool for MTC Centre
“POSHAN” – Bokaro District Initiative
Paperless Survey of SAM
Children by Supervision
• Objective: To develop an integrated
monitoring tool for MTC centres. Request to MTC for
Admitting
• Proposed Solution: It was proposed
to have three mediums to monitor
the proceesing integrated through a Bed Available

single database.
• Android Application for Lady
Supervisor which would work in the
Tablets provided by the
department. Yes No
• Dashboard for MTC Centre that
would work on the existing Admitted to Placed in Waiting
computers in the MTC. MTC list

• Dashboard for the district nodal

officers to monitor progress daily. When Bed
Available,
Notification on App
Unique Features
of
Poshan App

• No need for new hardware or

infrastructure, existing hardware used.
• Low cost solution.
• App designed to be simple and user
friendly through consultation with users.
• Improvement in results- Bed occupancy
rate has been increased up to 95%
which was 40% earlier.
• Real time monitoring of occupancy
status at MTC Centres.
• Daily offsite monitoring of the
development of admitted children.
• Integration of Health and Social Welfare
Department.
• Raising awareness on guiding principles of the SDGs
• Providing insight into practical matters in implementing SDGs (esp.
financing, monitoring, governance)
• Mapping existing national/state policies to evaluate alignment with SDGs
• Assessing how SDGs can be tailored and integrated into Vision/Action Plan.
• Setting national & state targets based on an assessment of priorities,
capacities, and resources
• Preparing implementation and monitoring frameworks and supporting
them
• Mapping existing national/state indicators to global SDG indicators
• Data assessment, Data Collection/Compilation, Data disaggregation and
Data Analysis Tools, Development of SDGs MIS.
• Technology transfer
• Manpower development
• Resource mobilization for financing SDGs
• National/regional platforms for exchange of experiences/best practices