Livestock Scheme Evaluation
A policy impact evaluation for the Government of Gujarat — measuring income impact, scheme effectiveness, and operational gaps across 12 districts and 655+ stakeholders.
Overview
The Government of Gujarat launched a scheme to modernize livestock keeping through training and motivational tours. As part of the Directorate of Evaluation, I was responsible for designing the statistical sampling framework, conducting analysis in R, developing Power BI dashboards, and generating policy recommendations — covering 482 beneficiaries, 98 non-beneficiaries, 27 trainers, 36 livestock inspectors, and 12 deputy directors across 12 Gujarat districts.
Problem Statement
- —Was the scheme actually improving livestock keeper incomes?
- —Were beneficiaries performing better than non-beneficiaries?
- —What were the scheme's operational gaps and barriers to access?
- —Which communication channels were most effective for outreach?
- —What changes would improve scheme outcomes?
Data & Analysis
Monthly income — beneficiaries vs non-beneficiaries (₹)
Scheme Financial Audit Outcomes
Primary scheme awareness channel (%)
Beneficiary Information Sources
Awareness gap analysis
Potential vs Actual Scheme Enrollment
Veterinary information vs treatment action gap
Key Operational Implementation Gaps
Key Findings
Monthly income increase
Beneficiaries gained ₹8,425/month on average — a statistically significant 28.4% rise confirmed by Mann-Whitney U test (p < 0.05).
Income differential
Beneficiaries earned 3.1 times more per month than surveyed non-beneficiaries (₹29,694 vs ₹9,510).
Key channel identified
Livestock Inspectors were the dominant awareness channel — making them the highest-leverage point for outreach expansion.
Critical treatment gap
Despite 99.37% receiving veterinary information, only 10.51% of diagnosed animals were treated — a major implementation failure.
Policy Recommendations
Short-term
- •Simplify enrollment through the I-Khedut portal
- •Introduce ₹700/day stipend to offset lost wages during training
- •Expand Livestock Inspector outreach program
- •Improve application accessibility at village level
Long-term
- •Deploy mobile training units to reach distant villages
- •Extend training duration from 2 days to 3–5 days
- •Digitize beneficiary monitoring and tracking
- •Establish post-training veterinary support systems