GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
How Evaluation Impacts Programme Design and Implementation – The Karnataka Experience
Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary, Planning Programme Monitoring and Statistics Department, Govt. of Karnataka
Shri Sudarshan G A
Chief Evaluation Officer, Karnataka Evaluation Authority
Dr. Chaya Degaonkar
Additional Chief Evaluation Officer, Karnataka Evaluation Authority
Date: Wednesday, 16th December 2020
Time: 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM(IST)
Description: The Karnataka Evaluation Authority (KEA) has a vision to develop an effective and efficient practice of evaluation of Government Programmes and Policies to enable the government to use evaluation as a tool to benchmark the state of affairs, refine its public policies and design programmes and schemes with prudent and optimal use of resources for maximizing the intended and measurable outcomes and citizen satisfaction. Over time, KEA has developed a transparent and quality evaluation system to bring out the programme outcomes and impact at field level and suggest appropriate changes in the existing structure or design the new interventions. The webinar is expected to offer a knowledge sharing platform to enrich the development monitoring and evaluation experience for the participants from different states for evolving better models of evaluation for promoting quality governance to attain SDG 2030 agenda. The speakers shall also share learnings from the various evaluations undertaken by the KEA.