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Transform Rural India
Annual Report 2022-23

Data Intelligence Unit (DIU)
A joint initiative of TRI and
Sambodhi, this initiative
provides quality data and
analytics to stimulate
action among stakeholders
in the development of rural
India. A data-driven
approach is essential to
reduce opacity and
empower government and
non-government actors to
take on the complex process
of transformational
development for rural India.

DIU collects, analyses, and
reports data through the use of
India’s statistical infrastructure
and mixed-methods research
to create evidence for rural
development. It leverages
partners and stakeholders who
will learn, adapt and scale
evidence-based approaches.

DIU also hosts the Rural
ThinkInsight Series which is a
monthly survey series that
provides data-driven content and data sharing protocols to DIU has also supported the
and analytics with discussion
Rural Media Fellowship of such stories have been livelihoods, advocacy, and and conversation with thought ensure compatibility and Ministry in building the first ever
Village Square published. women's empowerment. leaders on themes central to integration of data sets. Rural Quality of Life Index
This year multiple rural development and policy. It co-creates monthly and which monitors 69 indicators
across 9 pillars, including
initiatives sought The Village Square Internship We have built trust with our Insights are collected from annual reports based on the agriculture, health & nutrition,
partners through outreach
stakeholders. Engagement program has also received and partnerships. We are Sambodhi’s longitudinal panel reach (physical) and utilisation education, gender, economic
with youth drew formal good response and feedback focusing on academic of 7,500-8,000 respondents. (financial) data from monthly ability and employability,
support through an from students and the CSO partnerships to engage with Some previous series include progress tracks, providing governance, social security,
community. This year
advisory committee was internships were offered to 38 VS content and co-host Rural Downtime Survey, Rural dynamic dashboards. These and sustainability and climate
formed with representation students with 8 CSOs. seminars and webinars with Entrepreneurship survey, provide real-time insights and resilience. The dashboard ranks
from CSOs, academia, and (https://www.villagesquare.in media and journalism schools Consumer Sentiment Report, visualisations of the data for all rural districts of India at a
youth. /lessons-in-a-real-world-envi on “Journalism and Rural Rural India Food Plate Survey, academia, development think state and national level.

ronment-during-an-internship Development.” 6 academic and Marginal Farmer Survey. tanks, and reputed researchers.
Rural Media Fellowship was /). Two rural immersion partnerships have already DIU has launched the Data for
launched with 10 young, sessions have been organised been forged. DIU has established the The DIU team has worked Policy Fellowship, placing
talented individuals from (Breaking Biases, Building Technical Support Unit (TSU) of closely with Ministry's Mission fellows in Jharkhand,
various parts of India joining Bonds). Engagement on the the Statistics Division of the Antyodaya Survey, which is one Chhattisgarh, and with MoRD.
the first cohort, mentored by upstream side with the CSO Ministry of Rural Development. of the largest surveys of the
veteran journalist Ruben community was done through It has several objectives and Government of India. We are
Banerjee. Fellows have 10 writeshops with 170+ supports the Ministry on data working with NIRDPR to roll out
brought alive the vibrancy of participants on various topics collection methods, data to the survey across India. Scan to check out
rural through their stories. 53 such as health, education, Scan to check out formats, data storage systems,

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