Programme M&E and Knowledge Management

The programme will make provisions for conducting baseline surveys, annual outcome surveys, midterm reviews, RIMS surveys, special studies, concurrent monitoring, etc. M&E functions will be handled by the M&E team and the KM functions by the Manager, Communications in the PMU.

Through the policy initiatives sub-component, the programme will support operationalization of policy initiatives of the Government for the welfare of the PVTG by: (i) providing a legal advocacy fund to assist STs(in particular the PVTGs) and NGOs in pursuit of land alienation and restoration cases; (ii) establishing mobile squads for detection of cases and enforcement of land restoration; and, (iii) funding land surveys. The programme will also support studies on key policy issues, dissemination of the findings and engage in dialogue with the State Government on other unresolved policy areas.