Appraisal Work
As a part of techno-economic appraisal, PAMD conducts comprehensive appraisal of Plan schemes and projects costing Rs. 500 crore and above and prepares appraisal notes in consultation with the subject divisions of the Planning Commission. The stipulated timeframe for issue of Appraisal Note by PAMD is four weeks from the date of receipt of EFC/PIB memo. The appraisal by PAMD facilitates decision-making in respect of projects/schemes considered by the Public Investment Board (PIB), the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) and the Committee of Public Investment Board (CPIB), depending upon the nature and size of proposals. The Division also appraises proposals of Ministry of Railways costing Rs.500 crore and above to be considered by the Expanded Board of Railways (EBR). Revised cost estimate (RCE) proposals are also appraised by the Division to analyse the factors attributed to cost and time overruns and their impact on the viability.
Number of Appraisals Undertaken by PAMD During 2018
During 2018 (up to 30.09.2018), a total of 94 appraisal notes on EFC/PIB/EBR proposals involving outlay of Rs. 1809772.06 have been issued.
The sectoral distribution of projects appraised from January 2018 to September 2018 is illustrated below in Table 2.
- Table 2: Sector group-wise projects appraised during Jan 2018 to Sep 2018
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SECTOR-WISE NUMBER AND COSTS OF EFC/PIB PROPOSALS APPRAISED IN PAMD (from 1st Jan 2018 to 30th Sept 2018)
S.No.
SECTORS
2018-19 (from 1st Jan 2018 to 30th Sept 2018)
No.
Cost (Rs cr.)
AGRICULTURE
1
Agriculture & Allied Sectors
4
721550.04
ENERGY
2
Power
7
70174.26
3
Coal
*
*
4
Petroleum & Natural Gas
2
26841.50
5
New & Renewable Energy
4
223823.00
TRANSPORT
6
Railways
5
15994.38
7
Surface Transport
6
20236.14
8
Civil Aviation
4
5097.91
9
Shipping
1
3090.28
INDUSTRY
10
Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
1
9381.00
11
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
2
9938.72
12
Steel & Mines
*
*
13
Petro Chemicals & Fertilisers
*
*
14
Textiles
*
*
15
Food Processing Industries
2
2925.00
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
16
Bio-Technology
*
*
17
Science & Technology
1
3660.00
18
Scientific & Ind. Research
*
*
19
Ocean Development
*
*
20
Earth Sciences
2
3073.00
SOCIAL SERVICES
21
HRD
12
263478.07
22
Culture
*
*
23
Youth Affairs & Sports
2
2673.30
24
Health & Family Welfare
2
2377.49
25
Women & Child Dev.
*
*
26
Labour & Employment
*
*
27
Social Justice & Empowerment
3
23062.00
28
Urban Development
1
70000.00
29
Rural Development
3
84334.60
30
Minority Affairs
*
*
31
Tribal Affairs
1
7898.00
32
Drinking Water Supply
*
*
33
Food & Public Distribution
*
*
COMMUNICATION
34
Information & Broadcasting
2
4160.47
35
Post
*
*
36
Electronics and Information Technology
*
*
37
Communication
*
*
OTHERS
38
Home Affairs
2
5357.03
39
Tourism
1
2780.00
40
Commerce & Industry
2
8566.99
41
Environment & Forests
2
1980.44
42
Law & Justice
*
*
43
Water Resources
3
56593.94
44
North Eastern Region
2
4183.72
45
Consumer Affairs
*
*
46
Finance/Corporate Affairs
2
14277.00
47
Planning Commission/NITI Aayog
*
*
48
External Affairs
1
520.00
49
Statistics & Program Implementation
1
2741.86
50
Parliamentary Affairs
*
*
51
Panchayati Raj
*
*
52
Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
8
128588.92
53
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
2
9540.00
54
Personnel,Public Grievances and pensions
1
873.00
Total
94
1809772.06
*Nil proposals received from respective line ministry for the particular period
Task Force on Project Management
The Public sector projects in India suffer significant time and cost overruns due to poor project management. Considering the need to infuse better project management practices, a Task-Force under the Chairmanship of CEO, NITI Aayog was constituted comprising of representatives of the various Departments/Ministries and entities.
Evidence based Policy Making Conference
NITI Aayog has been engaging with State Governments to evolve a shared vision of national development and strategies to share the best practices. In this context, India Consensus - a partnership between Tata Trusts and Copenhagen Consensus - presented their findings on cost-benefit analysis undertaken across policy areas in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan in June 2018 in NITI Aayog. The presentation was chaired by Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog and was attended by Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries dealing with the Planning Department of 32 States and Union Territories, Joint Secretaries from 14 Ministries, senior officers of NITI Aayog, eminent economists and researchers.