LGCDP M&E Framework

Access to public goods/drinking water
Indicator: % of rural households with sustainable access to improved water source
Rationale: Drinking water through reservoirs and pipes is a typical service provided by local
governments through LGCDP.
Limits:
According to the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys, “improved source” refers to piped
water into house/yard/plot, public tap/standpipe, tube well or borehole, protected dug,
protected spring and rainwater. Non-improved source include unprotected dug well,
unprotected spring, tanker truck, surface water.
Baseline: 80.2% (2006)
Target:
Target to be determined
Means of
Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys
Verification
Frequency not known
Responsibility Population Division, Ministry of Health and Population
Access to public services
Indicators: • % of citizens that say that the services of DDCs are more accessible than
they were one year ago
• % of citizens that say that the services of VDCs are more accessible than
they were one year ago
• % of citizens that say that the services of municipalities are more
accessible than they were one year ago
Rationale: Apart from access to infrastructure, this indicator captures changes in perceived
accessibility of public services delivered by the DDC, VDCs and municipalities. The indicator
generally captures “access” to services, which includes that the person providing the
service is available, accessible, able and capable of providing it. The indicator tracks
changes in perception over a one-year period rather than a static measure of client
satisfaction.
Limits: • This indicator does not disaggregate the different types of services provided by
the DDCs/VDCs/municipalities, but gives an overall picture of changes in the
perceptions of citizens. The data is obviously subjective and influenced by many
external factors. However, at a highly aggregated level and tracked over
numerous years the data will be able to show trends and tendencies.
• The one-year recall was chosen because changes in perception can be reasonably
expected within a year, and it is not too far for citizens to still be able to
remember the status 12 months ago.
Baseline: To be determined by LGCDP baseline survey in 2009
Target:
To be determined after the LGCDP baseline survey
Means of
LGCDP sample surveys
Verification
Frequency every 2 years (2009, 2011, 2013)
Responsibility M&E Section of MLD
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