User Manual - Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation

User Manual (Version 1.0) for Urban Local Bodies1. Overview1.1 PurposeThe purpose of this document is to present a detailed description of the Online MonitoringSystem for Slum/Household/Livelihood Surveys. This explains the purpose and features ofthe system, the interfaces of the system, what the system will do, the constraints underwhich it must operate. This document is intended for both the stakeholders and the developersof the system.1.2 BackgroundSocio-economic surveys are being conducted by the State Governments and Urban LocalBodies to formulate a plan for the improvement of the conditions of slums and slum dwellers.The statistical data thus collected from surveys is being maintained in their respectivedatabases. However, it is found that the survey data collected is not in a uniform formatmaking it difficult to collate and analyze the data at a single source e.g. Ministry of Housingand Urban Poverty Alleviation. Therefore, it becomes essential that for administrative reasons,the data collected through surveys is maintained in a central database following auniform format and accessible from anywhere.The necessity of a National-level information system has led to NBO, MoHUPA. Undertakingthe following actions:• Design of formats for conducting Slum/Household/Livelihood surveys and circulationto all the States and Cities.• Circulation of detailed guidelines indicating the instructions to be followed for conductingthe surveys. Development of National-level MIS and its maintenance has beenassigned to Centre for Good Governance(CGG)2. The MISThe Management Information System (MIS), for Slum survey/Household survey/Livelihoodsurvey is an e-tool developed to build a robust information system on infrastructural facilitiesavailable in slums and also about the socio-economic profile of the households and theirlivelihoods. The system is developed by the Centre for Good Governance (CGG) for Ministryof Housing and Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA) and maintained on behalf of the Ministry.This MIS is a databank which enables analysis, monitoring and planning with multi-facetedbenefits such as:• Informed decision making for Planners & Policy makers• Identification of the livelihood needs like primary education, training, employmentetc. in each slum area. Decision can be taken on the needs or area of focus for developmentof individuals as well as slums.National Buildings Organisation, Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation1