The MTR of the CPAP revealed a programme consisting of a fairly large portfolio of over 30 projects which is broadly on course to deliver the CPAP objectives. A strong team of committed professionals are successfully bringing adjustments that will yield further improvements to UNDPs performance over the years immediately ahead. Consultations with Government counterparts proved that UNDP is viewed as a dependable partner. The programme has some excellent projects in its arsenal. The Country Office management is right to be aspiring for even greater impact. The new operating context at national and global level continues to be demanding, with a relatively new Government championing new national initiatives and bold global development agenda that has adopted 17 new and ambitious SDG targets. India has a central role to play in securing the global targets. For this reason ‘leave no one behind’ has a particular resonance and implication for UNDP if the inclusive growth and poverty eradication aspirations are to achieve their full effect in India. This MTR makes a number of observations and recommendations for both short and medium term consideration that will help UNDP fully meet the goals of the current CPAP and lay important foundations for its successor