Concurrent Monitoring of RSVY Projects in Palakkad and Wayanad Districts of Kerala


Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana (RSVY) is an initiative of the Planning Commission, aimed at tackling the problems in relatively backward Districts of the country. RSVY is to be implemented in 100 backward Districts during the Tenth Five Year Plan period. Under the scheme, Palakkad and Wayanad Districts of Kerala will be given assistance to the tune of Rs. 45 crores each in three years to address issues like low agricultural productivity, unemployment and critical gaps in physical and social infrastructure. Different projects under the sectors of Agriculture, Water Resources, Social services and Human Resources Development have been identified to be assisted under the scheme in these Districts. The projects are being implemented through the existing arrangements for implementation of similar schemes by the local bodies and line departments. CMD is the independent agency selected for the Concurrent Monitoring of implementation of all the projects under RSVY in Palakkad and Wayanad Districts.
The tasks being carried out by the monitoring team of CMD include:

1. Collecting/collating baseline information of all the projects
2. Assisting and advising implementing agencies in preparation of action plans and setting milestones.
3. Physical & Financial details in pre-designed Monitoring Formats on a monthly basis.
4. Field visits to assess physical achievements of all the projects (all projects to be covered once in three months).
5. Field visits to collect feed back from beneficiaries on a sample/community basis.
6. Ascertaining issues in implementation of the different projects.
7. Co-ordination & Liaison for assessing quality of civil works.
8. Review of status of projects against milestones and produce quarterly reports on the implementation of the Scheme (qualitative and quantitative).
9. Presentations in different review meetings