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Extension Officers, SIRD faculties and UNICEF 4. Preparation of Google forms as tool of data
Consultants. Series of online meetings held before the collection in pilot GPs:
physical meeting in October 2022 to finalise tools of data
Indicator-wise discussion was again held and indicators
collection in which ‘google forms’ were discussed and
across all themes were gone through carefully, for fixing the
methods agreed upon. Discussion on various ways of data
department which would be approached for filling the data.
collection, also with Consultants from MoPR, and it was
GP stakeholder workshop exercise in June 2022 with the
agreed that ‘google form’ will be developed and share with
Committee, helped in this as SIRD had already done data
GPs to fill the required data. Before ‘Google form’ method,
source availability in GPs department-wise, as a follow up.
excel sheets were circulated to GPs with preparing formats
Based on data source, 14 departments (including GP) were
in LIF. The excel sheets could only be filled by GPs and
identified and department-wise ‘google forms’ were
there was separate excel sheets which may not be useful for
prepared for LIF indicators’ data points collection. For ease
larger purpose which was later discontinued and finally
of access, a pdf file was also prepared for GPs who in turn
‘google forms’ as tool of data collection for LIF data
could download excel, pdf or scan the LIF indicators’ data
collection was agreed upon.
points, whichever is convenient for them, to fill them
3. Selection of GPs for Data Collection: physically, before entering data in ‘google form’. To make
Director, SIRD and DDG YASHADA selected 30 GPs for them understand the themes better PPTs were attached as

data collection. The GPs were selected considering four link for understanding concepts of thematic approach for
criteria- (i) the GP had previous experience in filling data/ LSDGs and purpose of the data. The opening picture of
collecting data for various awards, (ii) GP has proactive ‘google form’ is given below.
Panchayat Secretary (iii) GPs are representatives in terms of
population, size, revenue and (iv) It has inclusion of both
rural and peri-urban GPs. These GPs belonged to Pune,
Satara, Sangli and Pandharpur, all of them belonged to
Western Maharashtra region. Limitation of the selection has
been purposely done looking at the access and reach out
possibility. These GPs consistently engaged with SIRD for
any revisions, adaptation of the cumbersome process it has

involved.

S.No District Block No. of GPs
1 Pune Haveli 10

2 Satara Khandala 5
3 Sangli Miraj 14
4 Solapur Pandharpur 1
Total 30

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