diff --git a/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/golden_data/golden_observations.csv b/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/golden_data/golden_observations.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1230e903f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/golden_data/golden_observations.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+"observationAbout"
+"wikidataId/Q1177"
+"wikidataId/Q22424"
+"wikidataId/Q1499"
+"wikidataId/Q1174"
+"wikidataId/Q1353"
+"wikidataId/Q1437"
+"wikidataId/Q1498"
+"wikidataId/Q1165"
+"wikidataId/Q1164"
+"wikidataId/Q1356"
+"wikidataId/Q1184"
+"wikidataId/Q22048"
+"wikidataId/Q1168"
+"wikidataId/Q1188"
+"wikidataId/Q1061"
+"wikidataId/Q1191"
+"wikidataId/Q1159"
+"wikidataId/Q1185"
+"wikidataId/Q1186"
+"wikidataId/Q1445"
+"wikidataId/Q677037"
diff --git a/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv b/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bfb6dea68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"MeasurementMethods","Units","ScalingFactors","NumPlaces","StatVar","observationPeriods","MinDate"
+"[]","[Year]","[]","21","LifeExpectancy_Person_Male","[P4Y]","1997"
+"[]","[Year]","[]","21","LifeExpectancy_Person_Female","[P4Y]","1997"
+"[]","[Year]","[]","21","LifeExpectancy_Person","[P4Y]","1997"
diff --git a/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/manifest.json b/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/manifest.json
index a3e926acf9..315798c403 100644
--- a/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/manifest.json
+++ b/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/manifest.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             "provenance_description": "Life expectancy of a person in India based on gender at state level.",
             "scripts": [
                 "download_script.py",
-                "../../../tools/statvar_importer/stat_var_processor.py --input_data=input_files/India_LifeExpectancy_input.csv --pv_map='India_LifeExpectancy_pvmap.csv' --config_file=India_LifeExpectancy_metadata.csv  --output_path=output/India_LifeExpectancy"
+                "../../../tools/statvar_importer/stat_var_processor.py --input_data=input_files/India_LifeExpectancy_input.csv --pv_map='India_LifeExpectancy_pvmap.csv' --config_file=India_LifeExpectancy_metadata.csv  --output_path=output/India_LifeExpectancy --output_counters=counters/India_LifeExpectancy_data_counters.csv"
             ],
             "import_inputs": [
                 {
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
                 }
             ],
             "source_files": [
-                "input_files/India_LifeExpectancy_input.csv"
+                "input_files/India_LifeExpectancy_input.csv",
+                "golden_data/*.csv",
+                "counters/*.csv"
             ],
-            "cron_schedule": "00 11 1,15 * *"
+            "cron_schedule": "00 11 1,15 * *",
+            "validation_config_file": "validation_config.json"
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/validation_config.json b/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/validation_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92ba230f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statvar_imports/india_ndap/ndap/validation_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+    "schema_version": "1.0",
+    "rules": [
+        {
+            "rule_id": "check_deleted_records_percent",
+            "description": "Checks that the percentage of deleted points is within the threshold.",
+            "validator": "DELETED_RECORDS_PERCENT",
+            "params": {
+                "threshold": 0.1
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "rule_id": "check_goldens_summary_report",
+            "validator": "GOLDENS_CHECK",
+            "params": {
+                "golden_files": "../../../../golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "rule_id": "check_goldens_output_csv",
+            "description": "Verifies the generated output CSV data matches established critical golden records",
+            "validator": "GOLDENS_CHECK",
+            "params": {
+                "golden_files": "../../../../golden_data/golden_observations.csv",
+                "input_files": "../../../../output/India_LifeExpectancy.csv"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}