DOI: 10.7910/dvn/7qb1by
title: India Policy Insights Dataset

description: This data presents the output of India Policy Insights, a project aimed at offering a comprehensive dataset of 122 key indicators on population, health, and socioeconomic development across 720 districts and 543 Parliamentary Constituencies in India. Drawing upon the survey data from two waves (2016 and 2021), of National Family Health Surveys along with other government-backed sources, we provide the prevalence (%) estimates, progress in the prevalence (% points) for 122 indicators, along with indicator-specific headcount numbers (for 2021) for 720 districts and 543 Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs). The initiative promotes public engagement by offering resources that facilitate informed policy discussions and enable the tracking of developmental progress in India at the district and PC-level.
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Data Description
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The final ready-to-use dataset is in Excel (.xlsx) format, namely, IPI_District_Data.xlsx and IPI_PC_Data.xlsx for districts and PCs respectively. Each of the data files contains seven spreadsheets. The first spreadsheet “Sheet & Column Description” contains information and descriptions about all the sheets and columns in the dataset. We have assigned numeric identifiers (IDs) to the variables, like indicators, categories, states, districts, and PCs. The second spreadsheet (“Label Dictionary”) depicts information on labels to these assigned IDs. The third spreadsheet “Indicator-Specific Data” contains All-India estimates (prevalence, headcount, and change), for all the indicators. The fourth sheet (“Indicator-State Data”) reflects the state-level final estimates for all indicators. Finally, the fifth spreadsheet (“Indicator-District Data” and “Indicator-PC Data”) has the district and PC-level final estimates. There are two additional sheets providing "Indicator-Deciles Cutoffs" and "Indicator-Change Category Cutoff".
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Visualization Tool
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We also developed interactive cloud based dashboard to allow the users to assess and compare the prevalence and the progress of outcomes across the two time periods. More details about the dashboard architecture can be found in our paper here:
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&lt;a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2025.102149"&gt;SoftwareX Manuscript&lt;/a&gt;
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The dashboard can be accessed here:
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&lt;a href="https://dataexplorer.indiapolicyinsights.org.in/atlas/districts"&gt;Districts Dashboard&lt;/a&gt;
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Citation rule
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If you use the IPI dataset in your research, please cite it as below:
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"India Policy Insights Dataset (https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/7QB1BY)".
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Additional information
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Users can access data for free and use the administrative level to best fit their purpose of usage. Please contact us should you have any questions or other usage cases. Thanks!
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