National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP

system, cases and outbreaks, stock-outs of drugs, backlogs of unexamined
blood slides, unavailability of bed-nets, poor coverage and quality of insecticide
spraying, inadequate biological control, inadequate/ineffective BCC/IEC
activities, and so on, will be reported upward from village to sub-district,
district, state and national levels. In addition to this internal monitoring and
reporting, individuals, community volunteers (such as ASHAs, FTDs, AWWs),
local self-government (VHSCs/PRIs/Tribal Councils), NGOs/CBOs, the
autonomous societies managing health facilities (Rogi Kalyan Samitis, RKS),
and District and State Societies will be able to express their grievances through
a variety of means. Tribal and other vulnerable community representatives will
be included in stakeholder committees to recognize and address issues.
Contact information for core program/project staff (such as telephone/mobile
phone numbers and addresses for postcards/written communication) will be
provided at the community level. No less than annual review meetings will be
held with stakeholders at community, block and district levels. The Project will
give wide publicity to inform vulnerable communities and others about all
grievance redressal procedures.
15.10 Mechanisms and Benchmarks for M&E and Reporting
Specific performance indicators to monitor the Vulnerable Communities’ Plan
were given above. , The mechanisms available to monitor the Plan are
described below.
At the start, mid-term and end of the project, cross-sectional household
surveys will provide information on individuals disaggregated by age, sex, and
SC/ST/General categories and at the household and community levels. The
baseline survey has been completed, and mid-term and end-line surveys will
be carried out in 2010 and 2013 (Years 2 and 5), respectively, by an
independent agency. The surveys will include participatory methods and
approaches to provide a comprehensive picture of service delivery to,
acceptance of interventions by, and accrual of project benefits to the
vulnerable communities.
Rapid Population-based Surveys: using the ‘lot quality assurance sampling’
method (LQAS) will be undertaken annually in each project district to track
coverage and use of RDTs, ACT, LLINs (for malaria), rk39, medicines and
treatment completion (for KA), and IRS (for both diseases). Information will
be available at the PHC level, and will be fine-tuned over time, to provide
estimates for outcome indicators at the district and overall project levels. It is
expected that these data would be examined by area and possibly by
community or household characteristics.
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