Impact Assessment of Electricity Access on Health and Education
The main goal of this study is to assess the status of the electricity access at government-run PHCs and schools and its impact on health and education outcomes, in rural and peri-urban areas. The study will bring out the status of electricity supply at PHCs and schools in terms of availability, reliability, quality, convenience and usage. Leveraging benefits of stable electricity access, for better health and education services, itself requires enabling infrastructure and equipment available in PHCs and schools. Therefore, the proposed study will also use a list of “tracer indicators” to gauge the presence or absence of key infrastructure and instruments at the PHCs and schools. This study will assess whether a facility has grid access, a portable generator or a solar power source, and frequency of power interruptions. Following are the objectives of this study:
- To assess the electricity supply at PHCs and government schools using multi-tier framework (MTF) of energy access.
- To study the reasons for non-electrification of PHCs and school, if any.
- To assess the service readiness of PHCs and government schools in terms of infrastructure and equipment’s availability.
- To assess the impact of electricity access in PHCs on health care service delivery; patients and staff satisfaction.
- To assess the impact of electricity access in schools on educational service delivery; students, and staff satisfaction.
The main outcomes of the project are provided below:
Sponsored by: SHAKTI Sustainable Energy Foundation