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Press Release - The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) of NITI Aayog and New Development Bank’s Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) Sign a Statement of Intent to Strengthen Independent Evaluation in India

New Delhi, India, 8th April 2025: The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) and the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the New Development Bank (NDB) have signed a statement of intent to enhance cooperation in the field of independent evaluation and capacity-building. 

 

The statement of intent establishes a framework for strategic and technical collaboration between DMEO and IEO, supporting evidence-based policymaking and improving development effectiveness. The partnership will focus on knowledge exchange, evaluation capacity-building, and awareness initiatives to reinforce India's evaluation landscape.

 

Key areas of cooperation between DMEO and IEO include:

• Technical assistance: Sharing expertise and best practices in independent evaluation methodologies.
• Capacity-building: Organising workshops and training programmes to strengthen technical capabilities at national and state levels.
• Knowledge-sharing: Facilitating exchange of methodologies, tools and evaluation approaches.
• Awareness and communications: Joint activities to promote M&E, including conferences, stakeholder meetings and learning events.

 

In her message on this occasion, Ms. Nidhi Chhibber, Director-General, DMEO, NITI Aayog, stated, “By bringing together the expertise of DMEO, NITI Aayog and IEO, NDB, the partnership will facilitate the sharing of technical knowledge, development of methodologies, and capacity building, leading to a more synergistic and strengthened monitoring & evaluation ecosystem”.

 

In his remarks, Mr. Ashwani K. Muthoo, Director General, IEO, NDB, noted, “With 26 projects worth USD 8.6 billion financed in India since 2016, NDB is deeply committed to supporting the country’s development journey. Independent evaluation ensures that these investments yield sustainable results. Through this collaboration with DMEO, we aim to not only enhance evaluation capacity but also contribute to India’s long-term development goals by strengthening accountability, evaluation-based knowledge-sharing and evidence-driven decision-making”.

 

NDB’s portfolio in India spans critical sectors such as transport infrastructure (with 55% of its projects focused on this sector), water and sanitation (16%), renewable energy (3%), and COVID-19 emergency assistance (23%). These projects are spread across 13 states and union territories, with four initiatives having a nationwide scope.

 

This partnership underscores NDB’s commitment to supporting India's development agenda and reinforces its role in fostering sustainable and inclusive growth.

 

 

About the New Development Bank

NDB is a multilateral bank established in 2015 by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) with the aim of mobilising resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS countries and emerging markets and developing countries (EMDCs). In alignment with its members’ development objectives and commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, NDB prioritises high-impact operations that are climate-smart, disaster-resilient, technology-integrated, and socially inclusive. NDB’s Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) is responsible for independently evaluating the Bank’s policies, strategies, processes, initiatives and operations. IEO also contributes and provides oversight to improve the effectiveness of the Bank’s quality assurance and self-evaluation activities.

 

About the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO)

DMEO was established by the Government of India on 18th September 2015, as an attached office of the NITI Aayog by merging the erstwhile Program EvaluationOffice and Independent Evaluation Office. To ensure that DMEO is able to function independently, it has been given separate budgetary allocations and manpower in addition to complete functional autonomy. The Programme Evaluation Organization (PEO) was established by the Government of India in October 1952 with a specific task of evaluating the community development programmes and other intensive area development schemes which were being funded by the Government of India. It worked as a division of the erstwhile Planning Commission and was headed by an Adviser (PEO) who reported to the Member, Planning Commission. PEO had 15 field units (7 Regional Evaluation Offices + 8 Project Evaluation Offices) located across the country. In an effort to accord more functional autonomy to the programme evaluation mechanism in the country, the Government of India established the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) in November, 2010. The IEO was headed by a Director General, equivalent to a Union Minister of State in rank and status.

 

 

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