EVALUATION OF “NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (NSAP)

MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

BLOCK SCHEDULE

BLOCK/MANDAL/TALUKA SCHEDULE

State :

District :

Block/Mandal/Taluka :

A. BASIC INFORMATION

1. Name Designation & Official Address of the Respondent:

2. Beneficiaries of which of the following schemes are present in your Block? (Field executive to
please mark a tick mark against the appropriate scheme)

i. Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):

ii. Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
iii. Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
iv. National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)
v. Annapurna Scheme

3. Please fill up the following table for the achievement under different schemes:
a. Physical Targets
No. Name of scheme 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Achieved
1 Indira Gandhi National Old Age
Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National Widow
Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National Disability
Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
 5 Annapurna Scheme

b. Financial Targets
No. Name of scheme 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Target Achieved Target Achieved Target Achieved
1 Indira Gandhi National Old Age
Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National Widow
Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National Disability
Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

4. If there has been a shortfall in the achievement of the schemes seen in the above table what
according to you are the main reason for the shortfall (Field executive-write a summary of
verbatim response)

No. Name of scheme Main reasons for shortfall in achievements as compared to

the targets
1 Indira Gandhi National Old Age
Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National Widow
Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National Disability
Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

5. If there has been a shortfall in the achievement of the schemes seen in the above table what
according to you are the main suggestions for avoiding shortfall in future (Field executive-write a
summary of verbatim response)
 No. Name of scheme Main reasons for shortfall in achievements as compared to
the targets
1 Indira Gandhi National Old Age
Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National Widow
Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National Disability
Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

6. Are you aware who is providing the funds for the schemes? (Field executive to please mark a tick
mark against the respondent’s choice)

No. Name of scheme Central State Both Central and Can not say
Government Government State Government
1 Indira Gandhi National Old
Age Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National
Widow Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National
Disability Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit
Scheme (NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

7. In what form do you deliver the benefit under the scheme? (Field executive to please mark a tick
mark against the respondents’ choice)

No. Name of scheme Cash delivered Cash Cheque Cheque DBT

at Block office to delivered at delivered at delivered
beneficiary GP to Block office to at GPs to
 beneficiary beneficiary beneficiar
y
1 Indira Gandhi
National Old Age
Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi
National Widow
Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi
National Disability
Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
4 National Family
Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

8. How regularly do you receive the benefit at the block level? (Field executive to please mark a tick
mark against the respondent’s choice)

No. Name of scheme Every Almost Mostl Many Mostly Almost Never on
time on always y on times not not on always NOT time
time on time time on time time on time
1 Indira Gandhi
National Old Age
Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi
National Widow
Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi
National Disability
 Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
4 National Family
Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

9. With respect to the response above, what in your case are the reasons known to you for not
receiving benefits on time: (Field executive to please mark a tick mark against the respondent’s
choices)
No. Name of scheme Main reasons for not receiving benefits/funds on time

1 Indira Gandhi National Old Age

Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National Widow
Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National Disability
Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

10. Please tell me about the delay beneficiaries face when they come to collect the benefit from the
block/district office under different schemes. (Field executive to please mark a tick mark against
the respondent’s choice)

No. Name of scheme Every time-lot Most of the times - Most of the – NOT Never delay in
of delay/wait lot of delay/wait much delay/wait collecting of benefit
1 Indira Gandhi
National Old Age
Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi
National Widow
Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
 3 Indira Gandhi
National Disability
Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
4 National Family
Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

11. With respect to the response above, what in your case are the reasons known to you for delay/wait
when beneficiaries come to receive the benefits: (Field executive to please mark a tick mark
against the respondent’s choices)

No. Name of scheme Main reasons for the delay in receiving the benefits when
beneficiaries come to collect these
1 Indira Gandhi National Old Age
Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National Widow
Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National Disability
Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

12. Has Adhaar seeding been done in your Block for the beneficiaries of the schemes that we are
discussing? (Field executive to please mark a tick mark against the respondent’s choice)
No. Name of scheme Yes - Yes- No- None Reasons for not completing all ADHAAR
all mostly not seeding
many
1 Indira Gandhi National Old
Age Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National
Widow Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National
Disability Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit
Scheme (NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

13. Has Adhaar updating been done in your Block for the beneficiaries of the schemes that we are
discussing? (Field executive to please mark a tick mark against the respondent’s choice)

No. Name of scheme Yes - Yes- No- None Reasons for not completing all ADHAAR
all mostly not updating
many
1 Indira Gandhi National Old
Age Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National
Widow Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National
Disability Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit
Scheme (NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

14. In case beneficiaries in your Block are receiving these benefits through DBT, what is your
information about their experience with DBT so far? (Field executive to please mark a tick mark
against the respondent’s choices)

No. Name of scheme All are Some are All are Reasons for the beneficiaries
finding it finding it finding it finding DBT inconvenient
convenient convenient inconvenient
and some
are finding
it
inconvenient
1 Indira Gandhi National
Old Age Pension
Scheme (IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National
Widow Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National
Disability Pension
Scheme (IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit
Scheme (NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

15. Please give your suggestions to improve the working of DBT so as to deliver better benefits to
beneficiaries?

16. How was your experience with the Adhaar Seeding process in your Block?

i. Good experience
ii. Not so good experience ( Please mention reasons for this)

iii. Bad experience (Please mention reasons for this)

iv. I cannot say

17. How was your experience with the Adhaar Updation process in your Block?

i. Good experience
ii. Not so good experience ( Please mention reasons for this)
 iii. Bad experience (Please mention reasons for this)

iv. I cannot say

18. Do the beneficiaries have a grievance with the process of these schemes that we are discussing?
(Field Executive-Put a tick mark against the best choice)

i. Yes
ii. No
iii. Cannot say

In case answer to previous question is ‘Yes’, then answer next question , else skip the next
question and go to question mentioned after that

19. What is the record of the grievances with respect to these schemes in your Block? (Field
Executive-Put a tick mark against the best choice)

No. Name of scheme Grievances Grievances Grievances Grievances Grievances Grievances

received in resolved in received in resolved in received in resolved in
2015-16 2015-16 2016-17 2016-17 2017-18 2017-18
1 Indira Gandhi
National Old Age
Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi
National Widow
Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi
National Disability
Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
4 National Family
 Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

20. Please suggest some improvements in the grievance handing process (appropriateness of
resolution, time taken for resolution etc.)? (Record Verbatim)

21. Does Gram Sabha have any role to play in the implementation of any of these schemes in your
area?

No. Name of scheme Yes No Cannot Say

1 Indira Gandhi
National Old Age
Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi
National Widow
Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi
National Disability
Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
4 National Family
Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

In case answer to previous question is ‘ Yes’, then answer next question , else skip the next
question and go to question mentioned after that
 22. What role does Gram Sabhas play in implementation of this scheme in your area? (Field
Executive- Record Verbatim)
No. Name of scheme Role of Gram Sabha as per rules Hae Gram Reasons for Non
Sabhas performance/poor
Performed performance
that role
(Yes/No)
1 Indira Gandhi National Old
Age Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS)
2 Indira Gandhi National
Widow Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National
Disability Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit
Scheme (NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

23. Social Audit of which of the schemes has been carried out in your area?
No. Name of scheme Yes Number of social No Cannot Say
audits conducted in
2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-
18
1 Indira Gandhi National
Old Age Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS)
2 Indira Gandhi National
Widow Pension Scheme
(IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National
Disability Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit
Scheme (NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme
 In case answer to previous question is ‘ Yes’, then answer next question , else skip the next
question and go to question mentioned after that

24. What do you think is the importance of Social Audit in improving the implementation of this
scheme in your area? (Field Executive- Record Verbatim)

i. Social Audit results in improvement in implementation of the scheme

ii. Social Audit does not result in any improvement of the scheme
iii. I cannot say anything about the impact of Social Audit on improvement of the scheme

25. How is the gender sensitivity built into the scheme?

No. Name of scheme Methods for building Gender sensitivity (Record Cannot say
verbatim) (Put tick mark
if this is the
response)
1 Indira Gandhi National Old Age
Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National Widow
Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National Disability
Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

26. What are the difficulties you face in implementing these schemes? What are your suggestions?

No. Name of scheme Difficulties faced in implementing Suggestions for improving

the scheme(Record verbatim) implementation of the scheme(Record
verbatim)
1 Indira Gandhi National Old Age
Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National Widow
Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National Disability
Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit Scheme
 (NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

27. What are the difficulties you face in maintaining updated correct data of beneficiaries of these
schemes? What are your suggestions?

No. Name of scheme Difficulties faced in keeping correct Suggestions for improving accuracy
data of the scheme- eliminating of data of the scheme(Record
duplicate records, deleting and verbatim)
adding correct records, removing
errors(Record verbatim)
1 Indira Gandhi National Old Age
Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):
2 Indira Gandhi National Widow
Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
3 Indira Gandhi National Disability
Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
4 National Family Benefit Scheme
(NFBS)
5 Annapurna Scheme

Comments of the Investigator:

Place: Signature of the Investigator

Date: Name of the Investigator