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Rural Commercial Template -Form Fill
IDENTIFICATION PARTICULARS
Q01
Do you agree to participate in the survey?
Yes
No
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?
Aspirational
Developed
Laggard
Q17
Is the business located in the main village or hamlet?
Main village
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
Owner
Employee
A03
Contact telephone number
A04
Age (IN COMPLETED YEARS)
A05
Sex of respondent
Male
Female
Transgender
Others
A06
Please tell me what kind of commercial unit you have?
Grocer/Kirana store
Tea shop/Tea & snacks shop
Juice shop
Sweet shop/Bakery/Ice cream shop
Dhaba/eatery
Hotel
Flour mills
Greengrocer – fruits and vegetables shop
Poultry/livestock store
Meat shop
Clothing store
Fertilizer/pesticide store
Tutor services
Dairy centre
Saloon/Barber shop
Cosmetics shop
Plastic goods store
Metal goods/crockery/equipment store
Electronic goods shop
Handicrafts
Paper goods/stationers
Shoe shop/leather goods
Tailoring shop
TV/radio/mobile and other electrical and electronic goods repair
Electrical goods shop
Plumber shop
2-wheeler and 4-wheeler mechanics/repair shop
Sale of firewood
Leaf plate/bowl manufacture
Sale of forest-based products – honey, medicinal plants, etc.
Handicraft shop
Agriculture equipment store
Spinning/weaving units
Cobbler
Blacksmith
Others, specify
A07
Where is the business located – inside or attached to the house or in a separate location?
Inside or attached to the house
Separate location
Others, specify
A08
Does the business have any license or certification? If yes, please specify.
Yes, Udyog Aadhar
Yes, Shop Act License
Yes, Trade License
Yes, others, specify
No license or certification
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).
Kutcha
Semi-pucca
Pucca
A10
Is this building owned or rented?
Owned
Rented
Premise is free of rent, but not owned
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?
Store room
Processing room/space
Customer counter
None
A13
Does your shop/premise have a separate kitchen?
Yes
No
A14
If there are cooking/heating fuels used by your shop/business, what are these?
Firewood
Agricultural/crop residues
Cattle dung cakes
LPG
Solar cook stoves
Electric cook stove
Kerosene stove
Others, specify
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?
Yes
No
A17
Does the business have a separate electricity connection or attached to the domestic connection?
Separate electricity connection
Attached to the household/domestic connection
Others, specify
A18
How many electrical appliances are used?
A19
Equipment available with business
A19_1
Electric operated rice dehuller
Yes
No
A19_2
Electricity operated mill for grinding wheat, rice, soyabean, lentils, etc.
Yes
No
A19_3
Electricity oil mill
Yes
No
A19_4
Electricity operated grinding machines (for spices)
Yes
No
A19_5
Electricity/solar operated milking machines
Yes
No
A19_6
Electricity operated packaging machine
Yes
No
A19_7
Electricity operated sewing machine
Yes
No
A19_8
Electricity operated shoe stitching machine
Yes
No
A19_9
Electricity operated leaf plate/bowl manufacture machine
Yes
No
A19_10
Refrigerator
Yes
No
A19_11
Vacuum cleaner
Yes
No
A19_12
Electric heater
Yes
No
A19_13
Electric cookstove
Yes
No
A20
Equipment available with business
A20_1
Electric operated rice dehuller
Available
Not available
A20_2
Electricity operated mill for grinding wheat, rice, soyabean, lentils, etc.
Available
Not available
A20_3
Electricity oil mill
Available
Not available
A20_4
Electricity operated grinding machines (for spices)
Available
Not available
A20_5
Electricity/solar operated milking machines
Available
Not available
A20_6
Electricity operated packaging machine
Available
Not available
A20_7
Electricity operated sewing machine
Available
Not available
A20_8
Electricity operated shoe stitching machine
Available
Not available
A20_9
Electricity operated leaf plate/bowl manufacture machine
Available
Not available
A20_10
Refrigerator
Available
Not available
A20_11
Vacuum cleaner
Available
Not available
A20_12
Electric heater
Available
Not available
A20_13
Electric cookstove
Available
Not available
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?
Not reliable in terms of time/duration
Not adequate in terms of capacity/load (not adequate to operate the required electrical appliances)
Frequent power outages affecting the work and production
Do not face any challenges
Others, specify
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?
Extremely dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied or dissatisfied
Satisfied
Extremely satisfied
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?
Before the household had electricity
After the household got electricity from the main grid
After the household got electricity from solar mini/micro-grid
Others, specify
A28
Has the business expanded, remained the same or reduced after getting electricity?
Expanded
Remained the same
Reduced in size
A29
If the business expanded after getting electricity, can you tell us the reasons?
Increase in hours of operation/work
Introduced additional machines/equipment in the same business
Employed people to operate the machines longer and/or for more hours
Introduced additional/different businesses and electric machines/appliances for the same
Others, specify
A30
Does the shop/building have toilet?
Yes – private toilet
Yes – common/public toilet(s)
No
A31
Is/are the toilet functional?
Yes
No
A32
What are the current sources of drinking water?
Piped water into dwelling, yard/plot (household tap connection)
Piped water connected to public standposts
Tubewell or borewell
Handpump
Dug well – protected
Spring – protected
Rainwater
Water ATM/community RO plant
Unprotected spring
Unprotected dug well
Cart with small tank / drum
Tanker /truck
Surface water (river/dam/lake/pond/canal)
Bottled water
Others specify
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)
Yes
No
B01B
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) – LPG connection
Yes
No
B02
Does the business have an electricity connection?
Yes
No
B03
Do you have a single electricity connection or a dual connection?
Single electricity connection
Dual connection
B04
What is the reason for taking a dual/second electricity connection
The main grid connection was not reliable or had low hours of electricity supply
Alternate electricity connection was available as assured/reliable back-up
Needed more load
Others, specify
B05
Since how many years has your business been using an electricity connection?
B06
Is the electricity connection currently functional?
Yes
No
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
Yes
No
B07A_2
Ceiling Fans
Yes
No
B07A_3
Pedestal fan
Yes
No
B07A_4
Cooler(s)
Yes
No
B07A_5
Air conditioners
Yes
No
B07A_6
Electric stove
Yes
No
B07A_7
Mobile phones and other chargeable devices
Yes
No
B07A_8
Refrigerator
Yes
No
B07A_9
Television
Yes
No
B07A_10
Water pump
Yes
No
B07A_11
Drinking water filter
Yes
No
B07A_12
Computer/laptop
Yes
No
B07A_13
Photocopier/printer
Yes
No
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
Yes
No
B07B_2
Ceiling Fans
Yes
No
B07B_3
Pedestal fan
Yes
No
B07B_4
Cooler(s)
Yes
No
B07B_5
Air conditioners
Yes
No
B07B_6
Electric stove
Yes
No
B07B_7
Mobile phones and other chargeable devices
Yes
No
B07B_8
Refrigerator
Yes
No
B07B_9
Television
Yes
No
B07B_10
Water pump
Yes
No
B07B_11
Drinking water filter
Yes
No
B07B_12
Computer/laptop
Yes
No
B07B_13
Photocopier/printer
Yes
No
B08
Can you tell me what are the various electrical appliances used regularly in your business?
B08_1
Lights
Yes
No
B08_2
Ceiling Fans
Yes
No
B08_3
Pedestal fan
Yes
No
B08_4
Cooler(s)
Yes
No
B08_5
Air conditioners
Yes
No
B08_6
Electric stove
Yes
No
B08_7
Mobile phones and other chargeable devices
Yes
No
B08_8
Refrigerator
Yes
No
B08_9
Television
Yes
No
B08_10
Water pump
Yes
No
B08_11
Drinking water filter
Yes
No
B08_12
Computer/laptop
Yes
No
B08_13
Photocopier/printer
Yes
No
B09
Do all rooms in the business have electric points with active connection?
Yes
No
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?
Yes
No
B14
Is the electricity requirement the same throughout the year, or are there times when the electricity load requirement is more?
Electricity load requirement is same throughout the year
Electricity load requirement increases for some months
B15
In which months is there a higher electricity load requirement?
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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?
Main grid (state electricity supply board)
Solar mini grid or solar micro grid
Mini/micro grid based on other renewable energy sources such as wind or hydro
Rooftop Solar grid
B17
Do you have a single phase or three phase connection?
Single phase
Three phase
Others, specify
B18
Is your electricity connection part of the Saubhagya scheme??
Yes
No
B19
How much did your business pay as the one- time connection cost?
B20
What was the source of funds?
Part of business savings
Help from Panchayat
Informal loans (family and friends)
Loans from money lenders
Loan from bank/financial institution
Others, specify
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?
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually
Others, specify
B24
Who did the electrical wiring inside the business premise?
Self/owner
Electricity company
Others, specify
B25
Are you supposed to get electricity on a daily basis or on some days of the week?
Daily basis
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?
Yes
No
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?
Yes
No
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?
Yes
No
B33
Usually is there low voltage during the day or evening/night?
Day
Evening/night
Both
No
B34
Are there frequent electricity outages/disruptions?
Yes
No
B35
What are the different reasons for disruptions in electricity supply?
Thunder and lightning
Strong winds
Heavy cloud cover
Heavy rainfall
Uninformed heavy load usage by one/some businesss
Others, specify
B36
Do electricity outages/disruptions occur throughout the year, or are they more in some seasons?
Throughout the year
Summer
Rainy season
Winter
B37
How often do you face electricity outage/disruption?
Daily
Weekly/every few days
Infrequently
Others, specify
B38
Usually, how long does an outage last?
Few minutes – less than half an hour
30 minutes to an hour
1 – 2 hours
Others, specify
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?
Activities are undertaken as planned
No schedule of work due to unpredictable electricity
Mostly, activities get disrupted during the day
Mostly, activities get disrupted during the night
Others, specify
B40
Which appliances are most affected by low voltage or electricity disruptions?
Lights
Ceiling Fans
Pedestal fan
Cooler(s)
Air conditioners
Electric stove
Mobile phones and other chargeable devices
Refrigerator
Television
Water pump
Drinking water filter
Computer/laptop
Photocopier/printer
Others, specify
B41
Does your business have the following devices?
B41_1
Generator
Yes
No
B41_2
Inverter
Yes
No
B41_3
Single solar plate and battery
Yes
No
B41_4
Petromax (LPG lantern)
Yes
No
B41_5
Kerosene lantern/hachak
Yes
No
B41_6
Solar lantern
Yes
No
B42
Overall, are the electricity services adequate?
Adequate
Not adequate
B43
What are the different challenges you face in the electricity supply?
Not reliable in terms of time/duration
Not adequate in terms of capacity/load (not adequate to operate the required electrical appliances)
High electricity bills – not value for money
Frequent breakdown of electrical assets and costs of repair
Frequent power outages/disruptions due to weather factors
Frequent outages/disruptions due to old infrastructure
Others, specify
B44
What are the different coping arrangements in your business during the times when the electricity supply is inadequate?
Use of candles and recurring cost
Use of lanterns and running cost of kerosene
Use of solar lights/emergency lights
Use of generator/inverter and running cost
Taking alternative electricity back-up service with associated cost
Increase of manual tasks
Charging appliances such as phones and lanterns in places where emergency connections/back-up electricity services are available
Renting of solar lanterns
Other, specify
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?
Extremely dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied or dissatisfied
Satisfied
Extremely satisfied
B46
Is your electricity connection metered?
Yes
No
B47
Does anyone come to read the meter regularly?
Yes
No
B48
If not on meter readings, on what basis are electricity bills generated?
Fixed rate for domestic connections
Different fixed rates for single phase and three phase connections
Others, specify
B49
Does the business pay electricity bills, or is electricity supplied for free?
Pay electricity bills
Attached to the domestic connection, which is paid
Electricity is available free of charge
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?
Hard copy bill
Online bill
Verbally informed
No
B53
At what frequency do you get electricity bills?
Monthly
Every 2 months
Others, specify
B54
When did you get the last electricity bill?
Last month
2 months ago
Others, specify
B55
How do you usually pay the bill?
Online
Cash/cheque
Village SHG member collects the billed amount
Electricity station persons collects the billed amount
Others, specify
B56
When did you pay the last electricity bill?
Last month
Two months ago
Others, specify
B57
Are you given receipts for bill payment?
Yes
No
B58
According to you, is the electricity bill affordable?
Yes
No
B59
What is the source of funds for payment of electricity bills
Part of business savings
Help from Panchayat
Informal loans (family or friends)
Loans from money lenders
Loan from bank/financial institution
Others, specify
B60
Do you currently have electricity dues over a month?
Yes
No
B61
Were any bills waived off?
Yes
No
B62
Who decided to waive off the overdue amount?
Government/Electricity authority
Panchayat
Village community
Others, specify
Don’t know
B63
What kind of service improvements would you like to have in terms of number of hours of service?
Increase in the number of hours – from current to more than 12 hours a day
Increase in the number of hours – from current to more than 18 hours a day
Uninterrupted power supply during the day/official hours – 8: am to 6 pm
Uninterrupted power supply (24/7)
Others, specify
B64
What other kinds of service improvements/assurance would you like to have?
No voltage variations
Increase in the load capacity (to run more appliance/higher wattage appliances)
Reduce electricity disruptions/outages
Change from single phase to three-phase connection
Others, specify
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?
Provision of a set-up for back-up services during electricity disruptions
Increase of the use of renewable energy
Increase in load capacity to be able to use multiple electrical appliances at the same time
Increase in load capacity to use machines/equipment for business
Others, specify
B67
Increased hours of electricity during the day from the current hours of supply
8 – 12 hours, with adequate voltage
12 - 16 hours, with adequate voltage
B67A
Willingness to pay additional to current monthly electricity bill
Already have this service – improvement not relevant
25% additional
20% additional
15% additional
10% additional
5% additional
Cannot pay additional bill
B68
What will be the source of funds for potential contribution for improvements from the business?
Part of business savings
Help from Panchayat
Informal loans (friends/family)
Loans from money lenders
Loan from bank/financial institution
Others, specify
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?
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually
Others, specify
B72
Increased hours of electricity from the current hours of supply
8 – 12 hours, with adequate voltage
12 - 16 hours, with adequate voltage
B72A
Willingness to pay additional as compared with average domestic monthly electricity bill
Already have this service – improvement not relevant
25% additional
20% additional
15% additional
10% additional
5% additional
Cannot pay additional bill
B73
What will be the source of funds for potential contribution for improvements from the business?
Will be included in the Business’s budget from the government
Will be generated from Business’s revenue
Will be charged to users of the business
Others, specify
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?
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually
Others, specify
B77
What other kinds of service improvements/assurance would you like to have?
No voltage variations
Increase in the load capacity (to run more appliance/higher wattage appliances)
Increase in the number of connection points in the house
Advancement in the electricity technology for higher level service
Reduce electricity disruptions/outages
Others, specify
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?
Yes, 20% of the capital cost or Rs.1,60,000/- (divided by the business in the village/village cluster)
Yes, 15% of the capital cost or Rs.1,20,000/- (divided by the business in the village/village cluster)
Yes, 10% of the capital cost or Rs.80,000/- (divided by the business in the village/village cluster)
Would not be willing to pay capital cost contribution
B79
Would the contribution be in cash, kind, or with labour contribution – or a mix of these?
Contribution in cash
Contribution in kind (materials)
Contribution in labour
Mix of cash/kind/labour contribution
B80
What will be the source of funds for potential contribution for improvements from the business?
Part of business savings
Help from Panchayat
Informal loans (friends/family)
Loans from money lenders
Loan from bank/financial institution
Others, specify
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?
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually
Others, specify
B84
Do you get electricity on a daily basis from the mini/micro grid?
Yes
No
B85
Do you get electricity round the clock from the mini/micro grid?
Yes
No
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?
Yes
No
B87
How frequently do you have voltage fluctuations?
Daily
Infrequently
Others, specify
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?
Operate when required
Operate during daylight hours
Operate only during specified hours (when machines, etc, are not being used)
Do not operate high wattage equipment
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)?
Yes
No
B90
Do you have an electricity meter supplied by the mini/micro grid?
Yes
No
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)?
Pre-paid electricity meter
Post-paid electricity meter
B92
Does someone/operator come to read the mini/micro grid meter every month?
Yes, an Urja Committee member
Operator
Some other person
No
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?
Yes
No
B95
How is the bill provided to your business?
Hard copy bill
Verbally informed
Bill amount written down in the Urja Passbook
Others, specify
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?
Monthly
Every 2 months
Quarterly
Not required to pay electricity bill
Others, specify
B98
Currently, does your business have any unpaid electricity bills for more than one month for the mini/micro grid-based supply?
Yes
No
B99
Is the solar electricity adequate for all your business needs?
Yes
No
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?
Yes
No
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?
Extremely dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied or dissatisfied
Satisfied
Extremely satisfied
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?
Higher fixed cost
Higher cost per unit
Both
Not willing to pay additional cost
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?
Higher fixed cost
Higher cost per unit
Both
Not willing to pay
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?
20% higher than current bill
15% higher than current bill
10% higher than current bill
5% higher than current bill
Others, specify
B105
What will be the source of funds for potentially higher monthly bill due to Improved electricity service?
Part of business savings
Help from Panchayat
Informal loans (friends/family)
Loans from money lenders
Loan from bank/financial institution
Others, specify
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?
weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually
Others, specify
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