The Government’s Framework for Economic and Social Reforms states the need for people-centered development through civic participation, clean government and greater autonomy for state/region government, and steps have been taken to realize these ambitions. In November 2013 UNDP and the Ministry of Home Affairs embarked on a nationwide local governance mapping to see how people are experiencing local governance aspects such as citizen’s voice in decision-making and how basic services are reaching out to them. The objective was to provide an overview of people’s perceptions of the quality of governance in general and the quality of governance in service delivery (for a selected number of key basic services namely basic health, primary education and water supply) at the township and the village tract or ward level; and to identify related capacity needs of government and non-government stakeholders to improve their performance for good local governance and effective service delivery.

The mapping took place in 112 village tracts/wards in 56 townships in all 14 states and regions, and was completed in February 2015. In all, around 8,500 citizens and 3,000 government staff participated in the research. This page highlights key findings and shares the reports, leaflets and data.