Table 1:
Various types of costs with the data sources and methodology)
| Resource use* | Type of cost | Cost head | Type of data collected | Source of data | Assumptions (If any) | Method of data collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDVC & IIPC | Variable | Human Resource | Gross salaries | Staff Interviews and online government documents | Salaries of one cadre with similar years of service would be the same | Involved staff was interviewed, and data gaps were addressed by using online sources |
| IDVC & IIPC | Fixed | Infrastructure | Rental Cost | Key Informant Interviews | - | Primary data collection using the concept of opportunity cost |
| IIPC | Fixed | Furniture | Procurement Cost | GeM Portal and Government Procurement Tenders available online | Prices of the same quality equipment or furniture item used without being specific to the brands being used actually | Data collection from the Internet |
| IDVC & IIPC | Variable | Consumables | Procurement Cost | GeM Portal and Government Procurement Tenders available online | Prices of the same quality consumable item used without being specific to the brands being used actually | Data collection from the Internet |
| IDVC | Variable | Refreshment | Contract Rates | Actual billing data | - | Actual bills of contract rates were collected from vendors. |
| IDVC& IIPC | Variable | Traveling Allowance | Actual allowance paid/entitled | Staff Interviews and online government documents | The traveling allowance of one cadre with similar years of service would be the same. | Involved experts were interviewed, and data gaps were addressed using online sources. |
| IDVC | Variable | Honorarium to Experts | Actual honorarium paid/entitled | Staff Interviews and online government documents | An honorarium of one cadre with similar years of service would be the same. | Involved experts were interviewed, and data gaps were addressed using online sources. |
| IIPC | Fixed | SMS & Telephonic Reminders | Telephone bills | Tariff rates | Healthcare professionals would use BSNL (government enterprise) | Online tariff rates of BSNL for an appropriate package, including SMS and calling services, were used as a reference |
*IDVC = Intervention Development Cost.
*IIPC = Intervention Implementation Process Cost.