Micro-Evaluations of interventions to improve implementation of cash transfer delivery in Madhya Pradesh, India

Last registered on November 04, 2019
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Micro-Evaluations of interventions to improve implementation of cash transfer delivery in Madhya Pradesh, India
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0004974
Initial registration date
November 01, 2019

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
November 04, 2019, 10:21 AM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
India
Region
Madhya Pradesh

Primary Investigator

Name
Matthew Bunyi
Affiliation
Duke University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Grant Miller
PI Affiliation
Stanford University
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PI Name
Purnima Menon
PI Affiliation
International Food Policy Research Institute
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PI Name
Manoj Mohanan
PI Affiliation
Duke University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2019-09-20
End date
2020-07-31
Keywords
Health
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
In an attempt to improve health and nutrition outcomes among both pregnant women and lactating mothers (PW&LM) and infant children, the Government of India (GoI) launched the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) in 2017 to provide a conditional cash transfer (CCT) of Rs. 5,000 (~77 USD) to first-time PW&LM. As of February 2019, PMMVY had enrolled over 7.3 million beneficiaries, with over 13% of these enrollments in the state of Madhya Pradesh (MP). Our study conducts micro-evaluations of pilot interventions to improve program efficiency and implementation. The study will provide valuable feedback on program design to improve implementation of a policy-relevant cash transfer program targeting maternal health and nutrition.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Bunyi, Matthew et al. 2019. "Micro-Evaluations of interventions to improve implementation of cash transfer delivery in Madhya Pradesh, India ." AEA RCT Registry. November 04. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.4974-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2019-09-20
Intervention End Date
2020-02-15

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Payment times; Payment Receipt; Program awareness
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The study randomly assigns 200 villages to pilot interventions areas in a four-arm randomized controlled trial, evaluating impact of innovations aimed at improving the cash transfer implementation. The study will use household survey data and administrative data to measure impact between study arms.
Experimental Design Details
We conduct two micro-evaluations of pilot interventions implemented by the Government of Madhya Pradesh: (1) using administrative data to assess the impact of digital beneficiary enrollment on average payment times and (2) using household surveys to assess the impact of postcard reminders on beneficiary awareness of PMMVY and receipt of cash transfers. The study will provide valuable feedback on program design to improve implementation of India’s flagship cash transfer program targeting maternal health and nutrition.
Randomization Method
Randomization completed using statistical package STATA
Randomization Unit
Gram Panchayat - Indian administrative unit roughly equating to one or more villages
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
200
Sample size: planned number of observations
5000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
50 Gram Panchayats control;
50 Gram Panchayats Treatment 1;
50 Gram Panchayats Treatment 2;
50 Gram Panchayats Treatment 1 & 2
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) Institutional Review Board
IRB Approval Date
2019-09-17
IRB Approval Number
IRB00007107
IRB Name
Duke University Institutional Review Board
IRB Approval Date
2019-09-11
IRB Approval Number
2018-0400
Analysis Plan

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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