An elaborate monitoring system has been established in the State secretariat here to ensure delivery of basic services to every village in Madhya Pradesh. This system has been officially described as the largest effort to collect information on development issues. Through the 11-point monitoring system now operating from the State Capital, the Government claims that it is collecting information every month on 75 subjects from more than 50,000 villages. Moreover, the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary are personally supposed to be keeping tabs on the information being collected through the system.