New Concept conducted the field data collection on targeting methods and outcomes in two states i.e. Tamil Nadu and Orissa. The survey adopted a mix of qualitative and quantitative research tools. In each state, the quantitative survey covered a total of 1260 households spread across 42 villages in six districts, amounting to a total of 2520 households in the two states. The selected districts in Tamil Nadu were four VKP districts i.e. Thirunelvelli, Vellore, Salem, Cuddalore and two non VKP districts i.e. Karur and Virudhanagar.
The key deliverables of the assignment were:
•Intermediate outputs from primary data collection work 
•Consolidated quantitative data set gathered from household, village and Gram Panchayat interviews 
•Case studies and summary report of the qualitative work, highlighting the findings based on key informant interviews and FGDs