Union Cabinet negates setting up of Concurrent Evaluation Office in Ministry of Rural Development
Q. Union Cabinet has taken the decision to rescind the earlier initiative of the government to set up CEO/ Concurrent Evaluation Office for managing CENET in which Ministry?- Published on 28 Jul 16a. Rural Development
b. WCD
c. Defence
d. Home
ANSWER: Rural Development
Backing away from an earlier government decision to set up Concurrent Evaluation Office for managing Concurrent Evaluation Network in the Ministry of Rural Development, the Union Cabinet has decided to rescind the decision.
- CEO was envisaged to undertake concurrent evaluation of rural development programmes along with Independent Evaluation Office of the former Planning Commission.
- Decision has paved the way for strengthening of the Economic and Monitoring Wing of the Ministry of Rural Development for managing and carrying out evaluation studies of Rural Development programmes.