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Rural Commercial Template -Form Fill

IDENTIFICATION PARTICULARS
Q01

Do you agree to participate in the survey?

Q02

Interviewer Name

Q03

NFID

Q04

Supervisor Name

Q05

NFID

Q06

State name

Q07

State code

Q08

District name

Q09

District code

Q10

Block name

Q11

Block code

Q12

Gram panchayat name

Q13

Gram Panchayat code

Q14

Revenue village name

Q15

Village census code

Q16

Type of District – aspirational or developed?

Q17

Is the business located in the main village or hamlet?

Q18

What is the name of the hamlet?

Q19

Number assigned to commercial consumer/business.

Q20

Address

Q21

Date of visit

Q22

Time of visit

Q23

GPS Coordinates for the Location

RESPONDENT & BUSINESS PARTICULARS
A01

Name of respondent

A02

Type of respondent

A03

Contact telephone number

A04

Age (IN COMPLETED YEARS)

A05

Sex of respondent

A06

Please tell me what kind of commercial unit you have?

A07

Where is the business located – inside or attached to the house or in a separate location?

A08

Does the business have any license or certification? If yes, please specify.

A09

Type of building where your shop/business is located (for most part of the housing structure, in case there is a mix of kutcha and pucca building material).

A10

Is this building owned or rented?

A11

How many rooms does shop/business have?

A12

Does your shop/premise have a store room, a processing room or space, a customer counter?

A13

Does your shop/premise have a separate kitchen?

A14

If there are cooking/heating fuels used by your shop/business, what are these?

A15

How much is spent on fuels for cooking/heating for the business?

A16

Is there an electricity connection in the room/space in which the business operates?

A17

Does the business have a separate electricity connection or attached to the domestic connection?

A18

How many electrical appliances are used?

A19

Equipment available with business

A19_1

Electric operated rice dehuller

A19_2

Electricity operated mill for grinding wheat, rice, soyabean, lentils, etc.

A19_3

Electricity oil mill

A19_4

Electricity operated grinding machines (for spices)

A19_5

Electricity/solar operated milking machines

A19_6

Electricity operated packaging machine

A19_7

Electricity operated sewing machine

A19_8

Electricity operated shoe stitching machine

A19_9

Electricity operated leaf plate/bowl manufacture machine

A19_10

Refrigerator

A19_11

Vacuum cleaner

A19_12

Electric heater

A19_13

Electric cookstove

A20

Equipment available with business

A20_1

Electric operated rice dehuller

A20_2

Electricity operated mill for grinding wheat, rice, soyabean, lentils, etc.

A20_3

Electricity oil mill

A20_4

Electricity operated grinding machines (for spices)

A20_5

Electricity/solar operated milking machines

A20_6

Electricity operated packaging machine

A20_7

Electricity operated sewing machine

A20_8

Electricity operated shoe stitching machine

A20_9

Electricity operated leaf plate/bowl manufacture machine

A20_10

Refrigerator

A20_11

Vacuum cleaner

A20_12

Electric heater

A20_13

Electric cookstove

A21

HP

A21_1

Electric operated rice dehuller

A21_2

Electricity operated mill for grinding wheat, rice, soyabean, lentils, etc.

A21_3

Electricity oil mill

A21_4

Electricity operated grinding machines (for spices)

A21_5

Electricity/solar operated milking machines

A21_6

Electricity operated packaging machine

A21_7

Electricity operated sewing machine

A21_8

Electricity operated shoe stitching machine

A21_9

Electricity operated leaf plate/bowl manufacture machine

A21_10

Refrigerator

A21_11

Vacuum cleaner

A21_12

Electric heater

A21_13

Electric cookstove

A22

No. of units consumed/hour

A22_1

Electric operated rice dehuller

A22_2

Electricity operated mill for grinding wheat, rice, soyabean, lentils, etc.

A22_3

Electricity oil mill

A22_4

Electricity operated grinding machines (for spices)

A22_5

Electricity/solar operated milking machines

A22_6

Electricity operated packaging machine

A22_7

Electricity operated sewing machine

A22_8

Electricity operated shoe stitching machine

A22_9

Electricity operated leaf plate/bowl manufacture machine

A22_10

Refrigerator

A22_11

Vacuum cleaner

A22_12

Electric heater

A22_13

Electric cookstove

A23

Number of hours

A23_1

Electric operated rice dehuller

A23_2

Electricity operated mill for grinding wheat, rice, soyabean, lentils, etc.

A23_3

Electricity oil mill

A23_4

Electricity operated grinding machines (for spices)

A23_5

Electricity/solar operated milking machines

A23_6

Electricity operated packaging machine

A23_7

Electricity operated sewing machine

A23_8

Electricity operated shoe stitching machine

A23_9

Electricity operated leaf plate/bowl manufacture machine

A23_10

Refrigerator

A23_11

Vacuum cleaner

A23_12

Electric heater

A23_13

Electric cookstove

A24

On an average, how many hours of electricity is available for the enterprise?

A25

What are the different challenges you face in the electricity supply for the business?

A26

On a scale of 1 to 5 (1=extremely dissatisfied and 5=extremely satisfied) can you rate the quality of electricity that you receive for the business that you operate?

A27

When was the business established – before the household had electricity, after the household had electricity from the grid, or after the household had electricity from solar mini/micro-grid?

A28

Has the business expanded, remained the same or reduced after getting electricity?

A29

If the business expanded after getting electricity, can you tell us the reasons?

A30

Does the shop/building have toilet?

A31

Is/are the toilet functional?

A32

What are the current sources of drinking water?

DETAILS OF ELECTRICITY CONNECTION, USAGE, BILLING AND PAYMENTS
B01

Is your business a beneficiary of the following government schemes related to rural electrification?

B01A

Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya)

B01B

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) – LPG connection

B02

Does the business have an electricity connection?

B03

Do you have a single electricity connection or a dual connection?

B04

What is the reason for taking a dual/second electricity connection

B05

Since how many years has your business been using an electricity connection?

B06

Is the electricity connection currently functional?

B07A

Please tell me which of the following electrical assets are currently owned by your business? In case your business owns other electrical assets, please mention these.

B07A_1

Lights

B07A_2

Ceiling Fans

B07A_3

Pedestal fan

B07A_4

Cooler(s)

B07A_5

Air conditioners

B07A_6

Electric stove

B07A_7

Mobile phones and other chargeable devices

B07A_8

Refrigerator

B07A_9

Television

B07A_10

Water pump

B07A_11

Drinking water filter

B07A_12

Computer/laptop

B07A_13

Photocopier/printer

B07B

Please tell me what electrical assets you would like to buy/own in the future. It could also be more quantity of the assets you currently own.

B07B_1

Lights

B07B_2

Ceiling Fans

B07B_3

Pedestal fan

B07B_4

Cooler(s)

B07B_5

Air conditioners

B07B_6

Electric stove

B07B_7

Mobile phones and other chargeable devices

B07B_8

Refrigerator

B07B_9

Television

B07B_10

Water pump

B07B_11

Drinking water filter

B07B_12

Computer/laptop

B07B_13

Photocopier/printer

B08

Can you tell me what are the various electrical appliances used regularly in your business?

B08_1

Lights

B08_2

Ceiling Fans

B08_3

Pedestal fan

B08_4

Cooler(s)

B08_5

Air conditioners

B08_6

Electric stove

B08_7

Mobile phones and other chargeable devices

B08_8

Refrigerator

B08_9

Television

B08_10

Water pump

B08_11

Drinking water filter

B08_12

Computer/laptop

B08_13

Photocopier/printer

B09

Do all rooms in the business have electric points with active connection?

B10

How many lights and fans are there in the business?

B10A

Lights

B10B

Fans

B11

Usually, how many lights and fans are used on a regular basis?

B11A

Lights

B11B

Fans

B12

How many two pin and three pin plug points/charging points are there in the business building?

B12A

Number of two pin plugs

B12B

Number of three pin plugs

B13

Do you use an extension cord to increase the number of charging points?

B14

Is the electricity requirement the same throughout the year, or are there times when the electricity load requirement is more?

B15

In which months is there a higher electricity load requirement?

B16

Does your business receive electricity from the main grid (state electricity supply board), from a solar mini grid or solar micro grid, or grid based on Rooftop Solar grid?

B17

Do you have a single phase or three phase connection?

B18

Is your electricity connection part of the Saubhagya scheme??

B19

How much did your business pay as the one- time connection cost?

B20

What was the source of funds?

B21

What is the term/duration for this loan?

B22

What is the rate of interest for this loan?

B23

Is the interest rate weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually or other terms?

B24

Who did the electrical wiring inside the business premise?

B25

Are you supposed to get electricity on a daily basis or on some days of the week?

B26

How many hours per day (minimum) is the electricity to be supplied?

B27

Usually, is the electricity supply provided on a daily basis?

B28

If not daily, usually on how many days in a week is electricity supplied?

B29

In the last 7 days, how many days did the business receive electricity supply?

B30

Usually, is the electricity supply reliable on the days of supply?

B31

Usually, how long is electricity supplied (on the days of supply)?

B31A

Duration during the day

B31B

Duration of supply during evening/night

B32

Usually, is the electricity voltage adequate/good?

B33

Usually is there low voltage during the day or evening/night?

B34

Are there frequent electricity outages/disruptions?

B35

What are the different reasons for disruptions in electricity supply?

B36

Do electricity outages/disruptions occur throughout the year, or are they more in some seasons?

B37

How often do you face electricity outage/disruption?

B38

Usually, how long does an outage last?

B39

Can activities which are dependent on electricity be undertaken in a planned manner in your business, or are the activities unplanned due to unpredictable electricity availability?

B40

Which appliances are most affected by low voltage or electricity disruptions?

B41

Does your business have the following devices?

B41_1

Generator

B41_2

Inverter

B41_3

Single solar plate and battery

B41_4

Petromax (LPG lantern)

B41_5

Kerosene lantern/hachak

B41_6

Solar lantern

B42

Overall, are the electricity services adequate?

B43

What are the different challenges you face in the electricity supply?

B44

What are the different coping arrangements in your business during the times when the electricity supply is inadequate?

B45

On a scale of 1 to 5 (1=extremely dissatisfied and 5=extremely satisfied) can you rate the quality (hours of supply, voltage, load capacity, outages and the purposes of which the electricity can be used at home) of electricity that you receive for business use purposes?

B46

Is your electricity connection metered?

B47

Does anyone come to read the meter regularly?

B48

If not on meter readings, on what basis are electricity bills generated?

B49

Does the business pay electricity bills, or is electricity supplied for free?

B50

Referring to your last monthly electricity bill, please tell me

B50_1

Last bill amount

B50_2

Fixed cost

B50_3

Number of units consumed

B50_4

Rate per unit

B51

In the last one year, can you tell me

B51_1

What is the average monthly bill in last summer months?

B51_2

The maximum bill paid in the last year?

B51_3

The minimum bill paid in the last year?

B52

Do you usually receive a hard copy bill or an online bill?

B53

At what frequency do you get electricity bills?

B54

When did you get the last electricity bill?

B55

How do you usually pay the bill?

B56

When did you pay the last electricity bill?

B57

Are you given receipts for bill payment?

B58

According to you, is the electricity bill affordable?

B59

What is the source of funds for payment of electricity bills

B60

Do you currently have electricity dues over a month?

B61

Were any bills waived off?

B62

Who decided to waive off the overdue amount?

B63

What kind of service improvements would you like to have in terms of number of hours of service?

B64

What other kinds of service improvements/assurance would you like to have?

B65

For your current electricity bill, what would be your expected hours of electricity supply?

B66

What are the other expectations from electricity service improvements?

B67

Increased hours of electricity during the day from the current hours of supply

B67A

Willingness to pay additional to current monthly electricity bill

B68

What will be the source of funds for potential contribution for improvements from the business?

B69

What is the term/duration for this loan?

B70

What is the rate of interest for this loan?

B71

Is the interest rate weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually or other terms?

B72

Increased hours of electricity from the current hours of supply

B72A

Willingness to pay additional as compared with average domestic monthly electricity bill

B73

What will be the source of funds for potential contribution for improvements from the business?

B74

What is the term/duration for this loan?

B75

What is the rate of interest for this loan?

B76

Is the interest rate weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually or other terms?

B77

What other kinds of service improvements/assurance would you like to have?

B78

If a new community based nano/micro/mini/community level bio-mass gasifier plant is built in the village/cluster of villages, designed for the aspirational service level (24X7 supply), it may hypothetically cost 8 lakh rupees. Would your village be willing to contribute to some part of the capital cost? How much could be the level of contribution that your village and the villagers would be willing to share?

B79

Would the contribution be in cash, kind, or with labour contribution – or a mix of these?

B80

What will be the source of funds for potential contribution for improvements from the business?

B81

What is the term/duration for this loan?

B82

What is the rate of interest for this loan?

B83

Is the interest rate weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually or other terms?

B84

Do you get electricity on a daily basis from the mini/micro grid?

B85

Do you get electricity round the clock from the mini/micro grid?

B86

Do you have problems of voltage fluctuations (when the lights are dim and the other appliances do not work so well) from the mini/micro grid supply?

B87

How frequently do you have voltage fluctuations?

B88

Are you able to operate high(er) wattage equipment like heaters/water heaters, electric cookstove, ironing machine, blender-mixer, etc. whenever you require, or are they operated during specified times of the day?

B89

Do you have an MCB (automatically operated electrical switch for a miniature circuit breaker to prevent damage to an electrical circuit due to high current usage)?

B90

Do you have an electricity meter supplied by the mini/micro grid?

B91

Does the meter work on a pre-paid basis (you have to charge at the beginning of the month/ before usage) or work on a post-paid basis (meter read and bills generated at the end of the month/after usage)?

B92

Does someone/operator come to read the mini/micro grid meter every month?

B93

Usually, on what day of the month is the meter reading taken?

B94

Does your business have an electricity passbook from the mini/micro grid, where the meter reading, bill amount and payment is noted?

B95

How is the bill provided to your business?

B96

Usually on what day of the month is payment of the electricity bill made?

B97

How frequently do you pay the electricity bill monthly?

B98

Currently, does your business have any unpaid electricity bills for more than one month for the mini/micro grid-based supply?

B99

Is the solar electricity adequate for all your business needs?

B100

If your business increases the electricity utilization by operating electrical gadgets for a longer time, or buy additional electrical appliances, will the solar electricity be adequate?

B101

On a scale of 1 to 5 (1=extremely dissatisfied and 5=extremely satisfied) can you rate the quality of electricity that you receive from the solar mini/micro grid?

B102

If the electricity services further improve in terms of the load that is provided to business, would your business be willing to pay for the services? If yes, would you prefer to pay a higher (than domestic connection rate) fixed cost or a higher cost per unit, or both?

B103

If the electricity services further improve in terms of the load that is provided to business, and if business is required to pay electricity bills, would your business be willing to pay for the services? If yes, as compared with current average domestic monthly electricity bill, would you prefer to pay a higher fixed cost or a higher cost per unit, or both?

B104

What would be the increase over the current total bill amount (for business not currently paying, ask proportion increase over the current domestic electricity bill) that your business will be willing to pay?

B105

What will be the source of funds for potentially higher monthly bill due to Improved electricity service?

B106

What is the term/duration for this loan?

B107

What is the rate of interest for this loan?

B108

Is the interest rate weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually or other terms?