In May thru July 2012, 1,445 stakeholders of the World Bank in India were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's
assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from among the office
of the President or Prime Minister; the office of a Minister; the office of a Parliamentarian; employees of a ministry,
ministerial department, or implementation agency; consultants/contractors working on World Bank-supported
projects/programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials or
staff; bilateral agencies; multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private
banks; NGOs; community-based organizations (CBOs); the media; independent government institutions; trade unions;
faith-based groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; and the judiciary branch.