Instructions and data collection tools for collecting health system cost data designed by Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh for other costing studies data collection are presented here.
The data collection tool is based on international best practice using an economic costing methodology and bottom up costing approach. A separate tool has been developed for each level of health facility starting from sub-centres and primary health centres (PHCs) to community health centres (CHCs) and district hospitals (DHs) that takes into consideration the design of health facility in terms of variation in type and quantity of service delivery and resources used.