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Impact Assessment of the District Poverty Initiative Project Rajasthan

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Survey Instruments<br />

The survey has adopted a mix <strong>of</strong> qualitative and quantitative research tools.<br />

Quantitative data including household and village questionnaires were used to assess socioeconomic<br />

impacts are measured at <strong>the</strong> household level (which includes specific measures<br />

coming from individual members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> household). Generally, this survey is applied to <strong>the</strong><br />

head <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> house, and also to some specific members in some designs (for instance, to<br />

household members who belong to project CIG groups). The village survey presents local<br />

village context. The household questionnaires also include a short SPA module (categorized<br />

by <strong>the</strong> four major types <strong>of</strong> sub-project activities) that has been collected from those<br />

households that have participated in <strong>the</strong> project.<br />

Qualitative data including key informant interviews and focus group discussions were used to<br />

understand in greater detail <strong>the</strong> main issues in program implementation. The key informant<br />

interviews have been used to elicit information from qualified individuals on some attributes<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> intervention (<strong>the</strong> facility, or <strong>the</strong> service) or about features <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> village and its<br />

members. This include sarpanch, community accountant, bank manager, cluster president,<br />

representatives from selected NGOs, key service providers (e.g. RCDF), those responsible for<br />

<strong>the</strong> maintenance <strong>of</strong> a facility, representatives <strong>of</strong> NGOs, etc. Some aspects covered in <strong>the</strong><br />

FGDs are strengths and sustainability <strong>of</strong> CIGs, satisfaction levels with <strong>the</strong> project, level <strong>of</strong><br />

convergence with o<strong>the</strong>r program, and so on to better understand <strong>the</strong> reasons for <strong>the</strong> results<br />

observed in <strong>the</strong> quantitative impact evaluation.<br />

All <strong>the</strong> instruments were preceded by a pilot survey to test and subsequently revised in light<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> findings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pilot test, with <strong>the</strong> proviso that certain key outcome indicators remain<br />

consistent with those in <strong>the</strong> baseline survey.<br />

Selection and Training <strong>of</strong> Field Staff<br />

Selection <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> staff was done as per <strong>the</strong> norms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Institute.<br />

The training <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> staff was organized in <strong>the</strong> Institute and resource persons from DPIP-<br />

SPMU and <strong>the</strong> Institute was used. They were explained what DPIP is initially and <strong>the</strong>n each<br />

question <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> various questionnaires was discussed and explained. A pilot schedule was<br />

filed by all investigators to ascertain <strong>the</strong> understanding <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> questions. From <strong>the</strong> selected<br />

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