Table 2.

Cost of training a batch of 10 newborn aides based on Purulia experience

Item	Cost (Rs)
Selection process at local level	5,000 (one time)
Stipend during training @ Rs 800 per head per month	48,000 (for six months)
Two sets of uniform per head @ Rs 250 each	5,000 (one time)
Training materials @ Rs 1,000 per head	10,000 (one time)
Additional remuneration to local trainers
For 3 MOs @ Rs 1,500 per head per month	27,000 (for six months)
For 10 nurses @ Rs 1,000 per head per month	60,000 (for six months)
Two tours to Sick Newborn Stabilization units	10,000
Mid-term and final examinations, including honorarium, travel, and daily subsistence cost of four examiners @ Rs 2,500 per head per examination	20,000
Stipend during internship @ Rs 1,000 per head per month	60,000 (for six months)
Certifcation ceremony and prize distribution	5,000 (one time)
Organizational cost, including supervision of training by implementing agency and consultancy honorarium of programme coordinator (neonatologist)	80,000 (for one year)
Total	330,000 per batch of 10 (Approximately US$ 7,334)

MOs=Medical Officers