Overview
Evaluation Division functions under a Chief, supported by a team as in the organogram.
Major Responsibilities
- Conducting evaluation, impact and feasibility studies
- Conducting field surveys
- Preparation of training modules
- Conducting induction training programmes
- Conducting capacity building training programmes
- Publishing studies and working papers
- Internship programmes to Post Graduate, M.Phil and PhD scholars on various subjects
Key initiatives of the division
- Released 94 Evaluation study reports
- Released 26 working papers
Reports published since 2009
- Study on Jalanidhi project (October, 2009)
- Socio-economic Impact of AHADS in Attappady (October, 2010)
- The performance of NREGS in Phase I and Phase II districts in Kerala: An Evaluation Study (March, 2011)
- Time Series Analysis of the trend in Agriculture Production – Kerala (October, 2011)
- Evaluation study on Kudumbashree (August, 2012)
- Tribal Sub Plan under Decentralised Planning during 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) (January, 2014)
- Evaluation study on Handloom Industry in Kerala (October, 2014)
- Impact of Alcoholism – Kerala – Report (December, 2014)
- Development programmes for vulnerable groups among scheduled Castes (December, 2015)
- Socio-economic and cultural exclusion – Changing Perception of the Tribes in Kerala – Report (May, 2017)
- District Panchayats in Kerala: A study on the need for strengthening (November, 2017)
- Study on the working of the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens act, 2007 in Kerala by Dr P K B Nayar, Chairman, Centre for Gerontological Studies, Kesavadasapuram (2019)
- Challenges in urban drinking water management in Kerala: Case study of Cochin Corporation by Dr Dipu Sukumaran, Scientist B, CWRDM, Kozhikode (August, 2019)
- A study on the Impacts of RSBY – CHIS on utilisation of Health Care Services in Kerala by Smt Joby Joy, Assistant Professor, SCMS Cochin School of Business, Kochi (2019)
Functions
Functions
- Selection of reputed research and educational institutions, research scholars and voluntary organisationsfor conducting evaluation studies.
- Preparation of training modules for different grades of officers.
- Conducting induction training programmes in reputed institutes
- Conducting internship schemes for PG/MPhil/PhD students from reputed Universities/Institutions on specific topics
Chief Profile
Chief Profile
Dr.Sunitha A S
Chief, Evaluation Division
Dr. Sunitha A.S serves as Chief of Evaluation Division since 18th May, 2022. Prior to joining Planning Board, she served as faculty at premier educational institutions including National Institute of Technology, Calicut and SCMS Cochin School of Business. Dr. Sunitha completed her Masters’ in Business Economics, M.Phil in Applied Economics and Ph.D from the Department of Applied Economics, CUSAT. Her areas of research interests include Development Economics, Decentralisation and local governance, Poverty and inequality, Social engineering of Dalits and Adivasis, Welfare of other marginalised communities, Women and child development etc.
Dr. Sunitha has undergone training from ISID Delhi, TISS Mumbai, CDS Thiruvananthapuram etc. and has proved her prowess in Research Methodology and Data Analysis. She has been a panelist for budget, 2022-23 discussions of leading media houses. While working as research associate with CSSEIP, CUSAT she was instrumental in completing several research projects funded by UNDP, ICSSR, Planning Commission (Presently NITI Aayog), State Planning Board, MSSR, University of Alberta etc. As the Principal Investigator, she was awarded two Major Research Projects, one from ICSSR and another from Kerala State Women’s Commission. Her articles have been published in leading national as well as international journals, along with presentations of several research papers in National and International conferences across India including UNU-WIDER, HDCA Delhi, IDS Jaipur, MIDS Chennai, CSSS Kolkatta, CESS Hyderabad, KILA etc.
Staff Details
Staff Details
| Sl No. | Name | Designation | Contact No. |
| 1 | Dr. Sunitha A. S. | Chief | 9496310332 |
| 2 | Smt. Rajalekshmi V | Joint Director | 9495175970 |
| 3 | Smt. Bindu K V | Assistant Director II | 9605012034 |
| 4 | Sri. Sudhi S. | Research Officer | 9526113132 |
| 5 | Vacant | Research Assistant I | |
| 6 | Smt. Sangeetha S | Research Assistant II | 9539097292 |
| 7 | Smt. Soorya Lakshmi A. | Confidential Assistant | 8606774274 |
| 8 | Smt. Arya A. R. | Typist | 8129634242 |
| 9 | Sri. Akshai Sreekumar | Office Attendant | 8921865645 |
| 10 | Sri. Jinesh Jose | Driver | 9562270019 |
Organogram
Major Initiatives
