This document proposes a budget of Rs. 5,50,000 for an 8 month evaluation study of the impact of Saakshar Bharat, a literacy program, in the low female literacy district of Dantewara, Chhattisgarh. The budget includes costs for a baseline survey, training workshops, data collection, report writing, travel costs, staff remuneration, contingencies, and overheads. Key line items are Rs. 75,000 for the baseline survey, Rs. 17,800 for training workshops, Rs. 1,50,000 for data collection, and Rs. 75,000 each for staff remuneration and report writing activities. The total proposed budget is Rs. 5,51