This report is the result of a primary research conducted by NEMAF in the months starting from November to December 2018. A household survey was developed by Himalaya Comprehensive Research on the request of NEMAF and then carried out across the 20 former VDCs of 5 districts of Mithila Belt in Madhesh/Terai region of Nepal. The survey team was led by Pawan Kumar Sen and was coordinated by Tula Narayan Shah. The research team included Sirjana Shah Chand and Krishna Prasad Ligal. The team prepared the data analysis of the survey results, which formed the basis for the report. This analytical report was authored by Pawan Kumar Sen and edited by Krishna Kumar Sah. NEMAF wishes to thank Governance Facility for supporting the process of the survey. NEMAF would also like to thank all the people that participated in the survey process, including supervisors, field enumerators, NEMAF’s District Office and its team as a whole.