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Process of Data Collection for PDI: Experience from the State of Maharashtra

Despite having reservations looking at huge number of and special days of special events. During the period, number of
indicators in LIF, field data collection has been successfully meetings, follow ups and corrections were done to errors in data
carried out in 30 GPs in the State of Maharashtra. The SIRD, collection. The main reason was the lack of a good data
YASHADA led the process, with Dr. Mallinath Kalshetti, collection designed software with back end technical support.
DDG, YASHADA, Member of PDI Committee at the helm, The process of data collection was perceived uneasy by GPs as
supported by his committed team. Earlier in June 2022 a they were not used to this type of integrated data collection at
consultative workshop at YASHADA Pune was organised to GP level, and follow up with line department functionaries so
validate indicators and sources of data availability, which gave often. However, to the credit of the Team Maharashtra with the
the green signal for going ahead on this track to the PDI Panchayat Presidents, GP secretaries (Gram Sevaks), BDOs,
Committee. That report is placed as part of the Committee and YASHADA team, they persevered and have shown the
Report. The process of data collection for PDI went for almost 3 Proof of Concept of the PDI and what Data the GP has and can
months starting from October 2022. Residual data collection, collect. This chapter gives the overview of the process involved
data correction, on data cleaning was completed in the in data collection from GPs for all LIF together. The process is
following 4 months. The work of data collection was dome in explained as it went.
addition to the regular work, elections to GPs during the period,

theme and provide inputs, data availability and so on. They
1. LIF data availability and LIF validation workshop at identified sources where data on each indicator can be

SIRD for correction of existing LIF indicators with collected. Each theme was allocated to respective GP level
functionaries to check and provide inputs. Based on the
line department functionaries: inputs, revision in LIF suggested to Committee which
SIRD invited GP level stakeholders at YASHADA Pune in appropriately incorporated.

September 2022 in which around 15 selected GP level
stakeholders representing line department functionaries 2. Formation of team for PDI data collection and
participated to give their inputs and suggestions of existing meeting of key team members in SIRD :
LIF and source of data at GP level. Concerned stakeholder SIRD, YASHADA formed key team to work on data
were asked to check each indicator for their respective collection which is included of Panchayat Secretaries,

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