Evaluation of the European Commission’s Support to the Republic of India

The evaluation is managed by the evaluation unit who also chaired the reference group composed by members of the services. List of acronyms 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background and purpose of the evaluation The European Commission applies systematic and timely evaluations as a means of accounting to the European Parliament, the European Council and the wider public for the proper management of allocated development funds. Regular evaluations show the quality of the EC's development activities with respect to a number of internationally-acknowledged criteria. The evaluations are also used to draw lessons from past activities for the improvement of current and future programmes, and in order to promote continuous institutional learning and quality management .