'Research, Publication and Monitoring Scheme': Implementing data-based corrective measures for existing welfare schemes

The Ministry of Women and Child Development, with an aim to achieve holistic development of women and children, detailed various schemes and programmes that it implemented in its Annual Report 2022-23 to ensure that they have a positive impact on various social, cultural and economic aspects of women and children.

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To ascertain that these schemes and programmes are better implemented and to assess the need for further improvement, monitoring and evaluation are required at regular intervals. In order to do this, an efficient statistical system needs to be put well in place. Additionally, for proper planning and implementation of schemes and policies and various other initiatives of the Ministry, it is necessary that credible data and quality information is compiled that can be fed into statistical systems.

As per the report, the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry was entrusted to look after the collection and compilation of statistics, to sponsor meaningful research in the fields of welfare and development of women and children and to handle the mechanism of redressal of public grievances and complaints. The Bureau was responsible for coordinating with stakeholders for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this Ministry. It was also entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring and improving India's performance on three Global Indices namely, the Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI), the Gender Inequality Index (GII) and the Global Hunger Index (GHI).

Programmes undertaken by the Ministry so far include those focused on research, grant-in-aid, publication, and monitoring, in addition to the online redressal of public grievances and the implementation of sustainable development goals.

GRANT-IN-AID FOR RESEARCH, PUBLICATION, AND MONITORING