Integrated Public Policy Evaluation and Decision Framework

Public policy systems across the world are increasingly strained by structural fragmentation. Governments pursue multiple objectives, economic growth, social equity, environmental sustainability, and institutional integrity, through distinct frameworks that often lack integration. This leads to policy inconsistency, persistent inequality, and suboptimal long-term outcomes. This paper proposes Integrated Public Policy Evaluation and Decision Framework as a unified framework for policy evaluation and design. The framework integrates five evaluative dimensions, unity, fairness, dignity, sustainability, and truth, into a structured decision model and operationalizes them through a Composite Policy Score (CPS). It further defines fairness as a composite of merit, context, and minimum dignity, thereby reconciling incentive structures with distributive justice. The paper develops a quantitative model, proposes a pilot implementation using the MGNREGA, outlines institutional integration pathways, and maps alignment with global development agendas including those of the United Nations Development Programme. The framework is positioned as an adaptive policy instrument capable of enhancing coherence, accountability, and long-term effectiveness in governance.