A digital backbone for Meghalaya's most ambitious adolescent programme, reaching half a million youth.

MIS Solution for MPOWER Project

CDFI has developed a customised MIS platform for the Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) to implement and track the MPOWER Project, a World Bank-funded initiative focused on improving adolescent lives across the state. MPOWER spans education, health, life skills, psychosocial support, and enterprise development, with a long-term goal of building adolescent resilience and opportunity.
500,000
adolescents expected to benefit
Region
Meghalaya
Start Date
2025
Status
Ongoing
Lead Partner
Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA), The World Bank
Benefeciaries
Youth of Meghalaya

Bringing structure and visibility to multi-sectoral adolescent programmes reaching half a million young people across Meghalaya.

Initial problem

MIS Solution for MPOWER Project

Meghalaya's adolescent programmes spanned multiple sectors with no single system to track progress or flag gaps. CDFI built a unified platform to bring it all together, so no young person falls through the cracks.

The solution we implemented

Success of our implementation of the MPOWER MIS

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), launched on 31st December 2016 envisions to provide cash incentive amounting to ₹5,000 directly to the Bank/ Post Office Account of Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) during pregnancy and lactation period
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), launched on 31st December 2016 envisions to provide cash incentive amounting to ₹5,000 directly to the Bank/ Post Office Account of Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) during pregnancy and lactation period

500,000 Adolescents Targeted

A platform built to support the wellbeing and empowerment of adolescents across Meghalaya.

Multi-Sectoral Integration

Education, health, life skills, and mental wellness, tracked under one unified system.

Evidence-Based Governance

Actionable data that enables timely interventions, smarter resource allocation, and stronger programme outcomes.

Built for scale. Operated for local progress.

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), launched on 31st December 2016 envisions to provide cash incentive amounting to ₹5,000 directly to the Bank/ Post Office Account of Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) during pregnancy and lactation period

Youth-Focused Tracking

Programme data across health, education, and psychosocial domains, captured in real time.

Data-Led Decision Making

Performance visibility for every district, supporting both policy teams and field workers.

Scalable for Growth

Built to expand as MPOWER deepens and diversifies across the state.

Features of the Implementation

Sector-specific modules (health, education, life skills, mental wellness)
Real-time outcome dashboards
Role-based access for program and admin teams
Geographic filters for district/block-level analysis
Automated performance reporting
Custom alerts for delayed or low-performing indicators

Benefits of the Implementation

Enables targeted interventions at the right time and place
Unifies fragmented program data for a holistic view
Boosts efficiency and equity in delivery
Supports adolescent-focused policymaking
Improves long-term monitoring and outcome tracking

How the solution bought an impact of scale

Pregnant and lactating mothers benefitted
15
MN+
Pregnant and lactating mothers benefitted
15
MN+
Pregnant and lactating mothers benefitted
15
MN+
Awards and Recognitions

Research

Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.

Research

Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.

Research

Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.

Research

Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.