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Q01

State Name and Code

Q02

District Name and Code

Q03

Block Name and Code

Q04

Gram Panchayat Name

Q05

Village Name and Code

Q07

Interviewer name and Code

Q08

Supervisor name and code

Q11

Name of the Respondent

Q13

Gender

Q14

Education (completed years)

Hafezia

Kiratia

Nurani madrasa

Never attended school

Q15

Caste Category

General

SC

ST

OBC

Q16

Type of Enterprise

A01

What type of enterprise is owned by the owner? How long has the enterprise been operational?

A02

What motivated you to start this enterprise? (Probe: Who provided the support and how?) Why did you start this enterprise? (Probe: what was the main purpose behind making this enterprise)? What is the status of ownership of this enterprise? (Probe: Private ownership, Partnership, Family business, Owned by SHG members, Owned collectively/cooperatively (PG, PC, etc)

A03

Can you help me understand some of the challenges that you had been facing and that you are trying to address through this business?

A04

Now that we have delineated the purpose/s of forming this enterprise, what type of enterprise is this? (Probe: grocery shop, sweet shop, medical store, livestock rearing, processing, RO water filter plant, salon, stitching training centre, etc.)

A05

What are the main activities of this enterprise (Probe for sale, input purchase, creation of common infrastructures and equipment, processing, and value addition of the produce etc.)? Is your enterprise engaged in all these activities? What are the issues or challenges you are facing in executing these activities? (Probe for all the functions they identify)

A06

Post the COVID-19 restrictions, how are things different? (Probe for issues like ease of transactions, profit margin, bargaining, technology access, market exposure etc)

A07

Does your enterprise associate with SHG or any such organization? If yes, how does it help the overall functioning of your enterprise?

B01

Does your enterprise have a bank account? If yes, in which bank and who helped you in opening the account? Did you face any difficulty in opening the bank account? If yes, what kind of difficulties? How did you overcome these difficulties?

B02

Was there an initial contribution from members and how (if the ownership is not private)? What is the capital/cash reserves of the enterprise now? What is the annual revenue generated by the enterprise? What is the annual profit?

B03

From where have you accessed the finance to start the enterprise? What type of finance have you availed to start this business? (Probe: loans, savings, insurance etc.). What are the other sources of finance (if any)?

C01

Have you prepared any business plan for expansion? If yes, what is the plan? How many years and what is the amount of the plan? (Note: if they talked about business plan in the above questions just ask more about the plan)

C02

What was the process of developing the business plan? Who helped you develop this plan? Are all the members of the enterprise aware of the business plan? How were members engaged in developing the plan?

C03

Is this plan approved? If yes, has your group received any fund? From whom? Has the plan executed yet? How has been the experience? What were the challenges? Please elaborate. (Probe: establishing business model, marketing, legal, finance etc.)

C04

Do you plan for business expansion? If yes, what are the prospects of your business?

C05

Do you have access to market channels to sell your products? If yes, where do you sell your products? Who helped in establishing these market linkages? (Probe for both input and output market linkages)

D01

What environmental safeguard practices have you adopted in your enterprise?

D02

Have you implemented the above-mentioned practice in your enterprise? How do you ensure that the practice is followed in the organization constantly? Does it benefit you in any ways? If yes, how?

D03

What all climate-resilient practices have you adopted in your enterprise? How does adopting such practices benefit you in the overall performance of your enterprise? (Probe: use of renewable energy (such as solar, wind), irrigation, and drought-tolerant varieties of crops in case of the agricultural enterprise).

E01

Were women a part of this enterprise from its inception? If yes, what kind of roles and responsibilities do they possess in the business? If no, are women now part of this initiative? What are the key posts held by the women? What role do women play in the key decisions taken for the growth and development of the enterprise?

E02

How do you hire women employees for your enterprise? Do you pay remuneration? Do you also involve women from your family? What kind of responsibilities they possess?

E03

Does your enterprise have fire prevention measures in place? If yes, since when were these mechanisms adopted and installed? What prompted you to adopt these mechanisms?

E04

Does the enterprise provide insurance to the employees? Is this safety net available for the women employees also? What prompted you to insure your employees?

Idi With Enterprise Owner -Form Fill

State Name and Code

District Name and Code

Block Name and Code

Gram Panchayat Name

Village Name and Code

Interviewer name and Code

Supervisor name and code

Name of the Respondent

Gender

Education (completed years)

Caste Category

Type of Enterprise

What type of enterprise is owned by the owner? How long has the enterprise been operational?

Can you help me understand some of the challenges that you had been facing and that you are trying to address through this business?

Now that we have delineated the purpose/s of forming this enterprise, what type of enterprise is this? (Probe: grocery shop, sweet shop, medical store, livestock rearing, processing, RO water filter plant, salon, stitching training centre, etc.)

Post the COVID-19 restrictions, how are things different? (Probe for issues like ease of transactions, profit margin, bargaining, technology access, market exposure etc)

Does your enterprise associate with SHG or any such organization? If yes, how does it help the overall functioning of your enterprise?

Does your enterprise have a bank account? If yes, in which bank and who helped you in opening the account? Did you face any difficulty in opening the bank account? If yes, what kind of difficulties? How did you overcome these difficulties?

Was there an initial contribution from members and how (if the ownership is not private)? What is the capital/cash reserves of the enterprise now? What is the annual revenue generated by the enterprise? What is the annual profit?

From where have you accessed the finance to start the enterprise? What type of finance have you availed to start this business? (Probe: loans, savings, insurance etc.). What are the other sources of finance (if any)?

Have you prepared any business plan for expansion? If yes, what is the plan? How many years and what is the amount of the plan? (Note: if they talked about business plan in the above questions just ask more about the plan)

What was the process of developing the business plan? Who helped you develop this plan? Are all the members of the enterprise aware of the business plan? How were members engaged in developing the plan?

Is this plan approved? If yes, has your group received any fund? From whom? Has the plan executed yet? How has been the experience? What were the challenges? Please elaborate. (Probe: establishing business model, marketing, legal, finance etc.)

Do you plan for business expansion? If yes, what are the prospects of your business?

Do you have access to market channels to sell your products? If yes, where do you sell your products? Who helped in establishing these market linkages? (Probe for both input and output market linkages)

What environmental safeguard practices have you adopted in your enterprise?

Have you implemented the above-mentioned practice in your enterprise? How do you ensure that the practice is followed in the organization constantly? Does it benefit you in any ways? If yes, how?

How do you hire women employees for your enterprise? Do you pay remuneration? Do you also involve women from your family? What kind of responsibilities they possess?

Does your enterprise have fire prevention measures in place? If yes, since when were these mechanisms adopted and installed? What prompted you to adopt these mechanisms?

Does the enterprise provide insurance to the employees? Is this safety net available for the women employees also? What prompted you to insure your employees?