Guideline for PRA and FGD

Guide Line for PRA

PRA is a set of processes designed to encourage involvement from the people to be
involved in a project. The idea is to use creative, interactive processes that enable the
people to determine what information is important to them. PRA builds on and
acknowledges local knowledge. The processes to be used in any particular situation will
chance according to the needs requirements of the project. Here following topics will be
undertaken for PRA exercise.
SOCIAL MAPPING
Dwellings (Sahi), Roads- paths, Water sources, Religious places, key infrastructural
facilities like, School, Anganawadi Center, Club, Bhagabata tungi etc. Location of
influential and poor HHs, Lower social groups
RESOURCE MAPPING
Sourrounding villages with distance
Common Property Resources
Land pattern Agrl. Land, Grazing land, Wasteland, Common
land, etc.
Water bodies River, Stream, Pond, etc.
ForestTypes, Area, Major trees, Use
And any other resources available in the village
Transects
Physical lay out of an area
Main land use zone
Soils, water sources, forests
Crops, trees, livestock
RANKING AND SCORING
Well being ranking
Destitute
Deficit
Self-sufficient
Surplus/ Standard (just maintain food and cloth)

 SEASONAL CALENDAR
Analysis of seasonal factors or activities within a community or village.
Economic issue- occupational activities in different seasons
both men and women.
Cropping major crops, planting, harvesting in different time
periods, extent of inter-cropping
Labour management within village, out side village, out side
district, wage variation (men & women)
Forest NTFPs collection time, consumption & selling
Health issue- disease and occurrence
Income types, sources, when
Livestock types, rearing, sale

Issues for FGDs

1. Villagers perception about the Land Acquisition Act, gaps in the legislations, and
their suggestions to improve those
2. Villagers perception about R&R policy, gaps in the policy and its implementation,
and their suggestions for better implementation.
3. What are the major problems confronted by the affected people with regard to
valuation of properties under acquisition by the projects and payment of
compensation amount for the lost properties?
4. Problems (livelihood, CPR, pollution, etc) faced by the affected people due to
various projects, and their suggestions on how to address those problems
5. What are the apprehensions of the affected people, their expectations and their
felt needs?
6. Present and past condition of environment, crop grown, soil condition (degree of
salinity, water-logging), areas owned and areas cultivated, Land tenure systems,
etc.
7. Discussion on advantage and disadvantage of alternative compensation (land for
land)
8. Various impacts due to the project and feasible measures and strategies
9. Employment situation and measures to ensure temporary workers, contract job,
self employment programme, skill training, etc.
10. Local/ Village based economic development plans

11. Restoration of affected rural enterprise, businesses (traditional, caste based),

social net, environmental conditions, damaged infrastructures, etc.

MEETINGS/ DISCUSSION
Respondents

Possible Information

Village leader/ Villagers

Community interaction

Poor Households

Community interaction

School teachers

Perception about village livelihood,

people and their progress

Govt. officials

Experiences of the project and plans,

Perception about village livelihood, people
and their progress

Village religious leader

Beliefs, community activities

Women leader

Women issues, changing role and

responsibility in HH management

Health worker

Health status, nutrition, mother and

childcare

Old people

Settlement History, land tenant systems,

land revenue, folklore, and tradition

Business persons

Opportunities, scope and perceptions

Forest Deptt. / Staffs

Forestry issues, deforestation, growth,

management, etc

Local NGOs/ Experienced Persons

Experiences of the local development and

plans, Perception about village livelihood,
people and their progress

Suitable case studies will be collected based on above issues.