a social survey is any activity that collects information in an organized and methodical manner about characteristics of interest from some or all units of a population using well-defined concepts, methods and procedures, and compiles such information into a useful summary form.
Impact monitoring of projects is an annual exercise under UPNRM. The exercise assists in gauging the ground level impact of activities undertaken by UPNRM projects and provides useful information for devising suitable future strategies. Previous impact assessment exercises have also helped in policy level dialogue and advocacy for increased public and private investments in the natural resources sector. Some of the major objectives of the impact assessment exercises are Environmental, economic, social and other impact related data collection for UPNRM projects:

• Gauging the actual project impacts vis a vis intended impacts
• Analysis of impact data according to impact categories
• Publication of the annual Impact Assessment Report for stakeholders for reporting to stakeholders, strategic discussion and communication