Pramila lives in a slum in west Delhi. She built her house from the savings she made with a self-help group (SHG). But what else is known about Pramila and her family? Is there better sanitation at her home? Has the status of the girl child improved in her family? What are the illnesses she and her family suffer from? What’s their income like and what are its sources?
Collection of information is the key to the success of development programmes. All the better if it can be in real time and easily accessible. Data that. . .