Evaluation of the Ganga Kalyana Scheme from 2008-09 to 2012-13 implemented by Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd.

The reference period of the evaluation is 2008-09 to 2012-13. The objectives of the evaluation are as follows.

• Assess the additional income generated by the beneficiaries after getting the benefit of Ganga Kalyana Scheme.
• Assess the social and economic benefits that farmers received by the scheme.
• Know whether the children of the beneficiaries get better education as a result of economic benefit.
• Has the convergence of other departments like Sericulture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry and Watershed development etc. taken place in enhancing the benefits?
• Whether the process of selection of beneficiaries is transparent sanction and co-ordination with ESCOMS in completing energization is effective.

The study covered all 30 districts of the state. Data was collected from 1029 individual bore well beneficiaries and 234 beneficiaries of lift irrigation.