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Program Management Information System (PMIS) is a web-based, centralized tool for monitoring and evaluation of the physical, financial and outcome parameters of the Mission Mode Projects under e-Kranti framework of Digital India program and other such e-Governance projects.
Role of PMIS
- Pre Implementation
. Capture vision & objectives
. Define funding requirement & approval
. Define envisaged services & prioritization
. Define & schedule activities
. Current state assessment
. Future state definition
. e-Kranti principle conformity
- Implementation and Operations
. Implementation approach and sourcing
. Develop and implement IT system
- Post Implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation of Outcomes
. Operate and maintain
. Rollout services and systems (functionality and geography)
. Objectives & benefits evaluation and reinforcement
. Sustained change, capacity building and communications
. Periodic/ monthly inputs of critical key result areas (KRA) metrics (both qualitative & quantitative)
. Reports & Analytics
. Rework on implementation based on evaluation
Objectives of PMIS
- Provide centralized monitoring and analytics for physical & financial progress
- Assist the central/ state departments to track and monitor the progress of the project centrally and state-wise
- Support decentralized data collection at source
- Generate project specific, state/ district/ national level MIS and dashboard reports
- Enable stakeholders to communicate information and decisions on MMPs/ NeGD projects quickly, effectively and periodically
- Reduce turnaround time in generating periodic progress reports
Features of PMIS
- Customized reports, dashboard views with project performance metrics
- Interface with project management tools for individual projects
- Integration with rapid assessment system (RAS)
- Cloud & web enabled to ensure anywhere-anytime access
- Using statistical and analytics tools to analyze projects critically
- Contact repository of mission leader/ nodal officers of e-Gov projects
- Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework
- Interface with the Digital India portal
- Mobile accessible
- Mail service integration to send mails, SMS, reminders