Review meetings are conducted periodically aiming at identifying areas and actions for improving the program performance. Review meetings are essential for quality improvement and sharing of best practices. STDCs need to support STC in the planning and conduct of monthly review meetings of the districts state in the following ways.

Planning and preparation for reviews is a crucial step that STDCs need to undertake in consultation with STCs. Thorough preparation and advance planning of agenda items(Programmatic themes and operational areas) needs to be done prior to the meeting based on inputs from ongoing monitoring.  

During the review meetings, STDCs should guide the discussions. such that they are based on objective criteria, and discussions progress in a consultative mode towards solutions. STDCs should  ensure that the discussions are not limited only to outcomes, but also to inputs, processes and outputs. STDCs also should ensure that districts share their experiences, challenges, and best practices to facilitate cross-learning.

STDCs need to ensure that the review concludes with action oriented feedback directed at specific responsible persons. All the feedback should be communicated to the responsible authorities within one week of the review meeting. All the emerging feedback from the review meeting should be consolidated as minutes meeting. STDCs also need to track the actions taken by all concerned based on the decisions made in the meeting/ feedback provided.