Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that through data prepared through research, survey and scientific means is useful. It is the foundation of good governance and supports in public welfare. Solid statistical data based on research maintains the pace of development. Consideration will be given to developing MP-DAP as an aggregator platform in Madhya Pradesh. This centre will monitor the impact of government policies and observe the changes in the lives of people. Through this, the effects of government schemes, projects and programmes will be assessed. Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the virtual inauguration of the Evaluation and Impact Assessment Centre established at AIGGPA (Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis, Bhopal). Chief Minister Chouhan released the SDG Progress Report-2023 published by State NITI Aayog Madhya Pradesh.
Numerous economists, researchers and representatives of development related organisations are participating in this three-day (11 to 13 September) conference and workshop being held at Kushabhau Thackeray Auditorium in Bhopal. Establishment of evaluation and impact assessment centre in the Institute of Good Governance, workshop on child and gender budgeting, capacity building programme to strengthen the statistical system were also included in the major parts of the conference. These joint efforts will be helpful in strengthening the data delivery system of the state.
Deficiency of reliable data
CM Chouhan said that in the era of information, data is as important as breathing. Now life cannot be imagined without data. Data has also become a source of knowledge. DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) is not possible without data. Thus, data is the foundation of good governance. The capacity of data collection and analysis has been continuously enhanced in the state. The work of transferring money directly to the accounts of 1 crore 30 lakh sisters in the state has been possible due to reliable and systematic data.
Earlier, the state lacked the capacity for reliable data collection and analysis, which was its weakness. Concrete efforts were made to increase self-reliance in the field of data through efforts like re-orientation of State Policy Commission and Institute of Good Governance, creation of Statistical Commission, data based Sustainable Development Goals, child budgeting and gender budgeting.
Highlights
- Good Governance is ensured through Reliable data, self-reliance in data sector enhances MP
- Payment in bank accounts of 1 crore 30 lakh Bahnas is possible through organized data only
- Solid efforts are ensured to increase data collection and analysis capacity, says CM
- MP pioneers to form Statistics Commission, says Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi
- Subject experts came to the fact-based social and economic development conference
- Workshop on N-DAP utility held in collaboration with NITI Aayog
- Developing MP-DAP as an aggregator platform to be considered, says CM
