Major studies carried out by the Organisation
- Prevention of Japanese Encephalitis in 50 Villages of Gorakhpur District: An Evaluation Study: July 2010: Sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of Luxembourg;
- Empowerment of Gond and Korku Tribes Through Health and Education, through the use of Natural Herbs and Medicines: Evaluation of Sahmet-Tdh Community Health Programme, Kesla, Madhya Pradesh, India: July 2010: Sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of Luxembourg;
- Supplementary Evaluation of the Project “Promotion of Health and Education Activities” Implemented by Dalit Sangh and Supported by TdH and PSF in Sohagpur, Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh: July 2010: Sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of Luxembourg.
- Empowering Tribals of Vadodara: Evaluation of Bhasha Research Centre Intervention: July 2010: Sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of Luxembourg.
- “State of Development Evaluation-India, 2010” IDRC, Canada (this Study was done at IRMED Delhi by Dr. S.P. Pal and Dr. Milindo Chakrabarty of DESI. This arrangement was done as DESI did not have any FCRA A/c of its own
- Impact of Intervention in the Education Sector in India by British Government, 2010, conducted by NCAER and Sarda University.
- “Convergence of Agricultural Interventions in Maharashtra (CAIM)” 2019, by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). The field survey was carried out by DESI in three selected districts (Akola, Wardha and Washim) of Vidarbha region with a total sample 0f 1501 beneficiaries questionnaires, 399 village questionnaires, 24 Focus Group Discussions. The survey was conducted during 8th March, 2019 to 10th April, 2019 by using CAPI (Mobile Handsets)
- Evaluation Study on the Scheme of ‘Equity Support to National Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation (NSTFDC) and State Tribal Finance & Development Corporation (STFDCs); Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MTA) conducted by Indian Institute of Public Administration. DESI was assigned to conduct the field survey of about 1900 beneficiaries and Non-beneficiaries spread over 11 states viz. Chhattisgarh, Gujrat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and West Bengal. The field survey was conducted by DESI during February- March 2019 using CAPI (Mobile Handsets)
- “Support to National / State Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation”, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India, sponsored by Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. DESI was assigned to conduct the field survey of about 1000 respondents comprising of Empanelled Suppliers of TRIFED, Artisans, MFP Trainees, MFP Trainer, Handicrafts Trainer, Training Agency MFP and Training Agency Handicrafts, spread over 16 states (M.P., Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Nagaland. The survey was conducted by DESI during the February and March 2019 using CAPI (Mobile Handsets).
- Evaluation of the Scheme of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor Forest Produces (MFP) for Ministry of Tribal Affairs, undertaken by Indian Institution of Public Administration, New Delhi. DESI was engaged to conduct primary survey covering 10 States, 20 districts, 40 blocks and 80 villages. About 2600 restructured questionnaire was canvassed using CAPI (Mobile Handsets). The survey was conducted among the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of the scheme for Minimum Support Price
- Rapid Assessment of Swasth Nagrik Abhiyan (SNA), undertaken by Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) on behalf of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The objective of the study was to review the existing IEC (Information, Education & Communication) activities with respect to health and family welfare programmes and suggest a framework to improve upon the Swasth Nagrik Abhiyan in the future.
- DESI was assigned the task of conducting the primary survey in 6 States comprising of Uttarakhand, U.P., Bihar, M.P., Assam and Tamil Nadu. In all 1920 beneficiaries, 90 ASHA, ANM, Anganwadi Workers and 30 School Teachers were interviewed by canvassing structured questionnaires using CAPI (Mobile Handsets). Apart from this 24 FGD’s were also organized and video recording of the entire proceedings of the discussion was made. The survey was conducted during the period of September and October 2019.
- Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Study of National Dairy Programme-I, assigned to National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). In this respect a nation-wide survey of dairy farmers was carried out to assess the impact of NDP-I to help the nation for better planning in future. DESI was assigned to undertake the field survey in four states viz. Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. DESI canvassed village schedules in 370 villages, filled the listing sheet from 18,500 households, and covered 4,440 households for canvassing the household schedule. The survey was conducted during the period 1st September to 30th September 2019 by using CAPI (Mobile Handset)
- Households. In addition to this, 15 Focus Group Discussions were conducted in District Fish Markets. Data was also collected from 17 Hotels, 17 Restaurants and from Districts officials.
The field survey was conducted during the period April – July 2022.
- Impact of Covid 19 on PMEGP units and Khadi Institutions was assigned to Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) by Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC). DESI conducted field survey in 20 major states covering the entire country. DESI was assigned to cover 8001 PMEGP units, 313 Khadi Institutions and 26 FGD. The survey was conducted during the period March-July 2022.
- All India Citizens Survey of Police Services (AICSPS) assigned to N.C.A.E.R Sponsored by The Bureau of Police Research & Development Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India. DESI was assigned to undertake field surveys in the state of Haryana covering 2250 Households for main interview, 8 Police Stations, 24 Police Personnel and 1 FGD in August 2023.
