Multipurpose Household Survey (MPHS) in Gwalior

Name of Client MPCON
Project Duration December 2008 – December 2010
Country India
Geographic Location Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Sector Social Research
Narrative Description of Project

“Vimarsh undertook this project with the following objectives :
• Improve revenue collection through ascertaining un-assessed and under assessed properties and the extent of unauthorized use of municipal services (e.g. water and sewerage connections) in the city of Gwalior.
• Improve service planning and targeting though provision of accurate socioeconomic, poverty and service data, particularly within slums, which will enable prioritization of investment.
• Provide a baseline for performance measurement.
• Allow distributional analysis of service levels, revenue generation and social composition, particularly identifying the location of poor and socially excluded communities (distributional analysis could be further enhanced through GIS technology).”