Perception of people about the role of NGOs in Poverty Reduction A Case Study of Tehsil Rojhan District Rajan Pur (Questionnaire) Interview schedule: Village Union council/Project Area 1) Name of the Respondent: 2) Age of respondent: 3) Gender: Male Female, 4) Occupatior 5) Education Status: Mliterate Primary, Middle Metric. Inter Graduate, ‘And Above 6) Marital status: Single Married___ Divorced __ Widow __ 7) Number of family members Male. Female Total 8) Type of family: Joint Nuclear Extended 9) Type of house: Kacha Pucca. Semi Pucca 10) Nature of house: Owned rented if rented what is the rent? Rs. /month 11) Total income from all resources. Rs. 12) Type of poverty? Economic Social Physical Political Moral 13) Reasons of Poverty: Inter generational Casual Transitional 14) Do you know about NGOs? Yes No 15) Which NGO is trying best to reduce the poverty? 16) Do you know about the function of NGOs in poverty reduction? Yes No. If yes, what are those 1) 2, 3) 4), 17) Are NGOs bringing economical and social change in the lives of rural people? 18) Yes No. If yes, what are those 19) Do you know about the function of NGOs in poverty reduction? Yes No. If yes, what are those 20) Do you know about the positive points of NGOs in poverty reduction? Yes No If yes, what are those 21) Do you know about the negative points of NGOs in poverty reduction? Yes No If yes, what are those 22) Are you member of NGOs? Yes No23) Do you know the role of NGOs in social mobilization? Yes No 24) Do you feel that procedure followed to get credit easy? Yes No 25) Do you think that credit allocated for poverty reduction programme used honestly? To great extent To some extent Not at all 26) To what extent the purpose of NGOs has fulfilled? To great extent To some extent Not at all 27) Do you feel poverty reduction possible through NGOs? Yes No 28) What type of strategies the NGOs are adopting to reduce the poverty in rural areas? 29) To what extent the efforts/steps of NGOs have helped you in reduci 30) Are NGOs trying to improve your economic status? To great extent to some extent not at all 31) Do NGOs arrange meetings to discuss problems and to find out their solutions in your If yes, in what way. ipate in project implementation? No 33) Do you consider yourself as a beneficiary of project of NGOs? Yes No _ If yes, in what way 34) How much are you satisfied by the activities of NGOs? To great extent To some extent Notat all If not give the reasons, 1) 2, 3) 34) Describe the single root causes of poverty and suggest the solutions 35) What measures do you suggest to over come the poverty? 36) What are your suggestions to improve the role of NGOs in order to alleviate the poverty? 1). 23), Objectives: The objectives of this research study will be following: a) To examine the plans of the NGOs about the poverty alleviations from the rural areas. b) To study the socio-economic impacts on the lives of rural people by the completed projects. c) To evaluate merits and demerits of the NGOs working in the rural areas. d) To suggest some suitable measures to improve the working conditions of the NGOs in the rural areas. ©) Tohave a comparative study of the different NGOs working in the rural area.