Table 2.

Study activities

Activities	P-I* (1-3 m**)	P-II (4-6 m)	P-III (7-9 m)	P-IV (10-12 m)	P-V (13-15 m)	P-VI (16-18 m)	Data sources
Study protocol development and research review and ethical review committee approval	√						Not applicable
Review and validate the selection process of BPL population		√					Survey of member and non-member households
To assess knowledge of BPL card holders and document the barriers in utilization of the SSK services			√				Separate survey of member household (community survey) and focus group discussions (FGDs)
Review of service statistics at the health facilities to assess service utilization pattern among the card holders			√	√	√		Facility record review
Process documentation to assess progress in project implementation and identify related barriers			√	√	√		Document review and synthesis of secondary data
Key-informant interviews of the providers, managers, scheme operators to document implementation challenges and solutions		√		√			Key-informant interviews
Cost-analysis				√			Interviews with the SSK project and the hospital management personnel
Periodic feedback and follow up of the progress			√	√	√		Findings from the research activities
Reporting and dissemination						√	Findings from the research activities

^aP=Phase, ^bm = month