Evaluation Study MSE Cluster Development - Ministry of Micro ...

Chapter No: 6 – Hard Interventions in Sampled Clusters6.6 Stages of Intervention under MSE-CDPAt the time this evaluation study was conducted it was observed that of the 22 sampledclusters as many as 11 were still at the 1st stage of soft interventions, as indicated inTable 6.1. This by itself is a fairly disturbing revelation and indicates the need tocatalyze soft interventions with added vigour during the 11th plan period. Thisstagnation also reflects the ineffectiveness of soft interventions and requires theimmediate attention of programme functionaries.Table No.-6.1: SUMMARY TABLE ON STATUS OF INTERVENTIONSSl. Coverage and Stages ofProgressStage ofProgrammeImplementationNumber ofSampledClusters1. Total Number of ClustersCovered (during Study)%DistributionNA 22 100.002. Clusters Implementing SoftInterventions (as on date)3. Number of Clusters where inSPVs have been formed andRegistered4. Number of Clusters where inSPVs are formulating DPRs forApproval5. Number of Clusters where inConstruction and Installation ofCFC is in Progress6. Number of Clusters where inCFCs have been Commissioned &are FunctionalI 11 50.00II 11 50.00III 2 9.09IV 7 31.82V 2 9.09It is however encouraging to note that the remaining 11 sampled clusters havesuccessfully negotiated the IInd stage of the formation and registration of SPVs.However Table 6.1 also indicates that in the case of 2 SPVs the DPR is either yet to beformulated or has been formulated but not approved. They are thus stuck in the IIIrdstage and have not progressed beyond it. There are as many as 7 SPVs who have nowprogressed to the IVth stage and where the CFC is in the process of being constructed.It may be mentioned that there have been delays in the construction process mainly onaccount of the release of funds and disbursement of payments to equipment suppliers.In some cases as we shall see later, the conditions of sale have not been enforced andsuppliers have defaulted on the timely delivery and installation of equipment. It is only inthe case of two clusters that the respective SPVs have commissioned the CFC and theseare functional.It may be mentioned here that the timely implementation of various stages of the MSE-CDP depends to a great extent on the clarity and lack of ambiguity in the programmeguidelines and though it is claimed that these guidelines and norms werecomprehensively revised in March 2006, it is felt that immediate efforts are necessary toreview and reformulate the detailed guidelines of the programme to remove existingambiguities and lack of clarity.109