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Op Eds

Unbearable Lightness of Being the State

The State is, and will, remain for the conceivable future, given the trajectory of our economy, the primary vehicle of empowerment, of dignity and status .....

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Op Eds

Keep India’s Delicate Federal Balance Intact

Dual control of the IAS is at the heart of the federal structure. The Delhi ordinance challenges it. It can create fissures between Centre, states .....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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Primer

At A Glance: Himachal Pradesh Budget 2023-24

The Himachal Pradesh government presented the Himachal Pradesh Budget 2023-24 in the state assembly on 17 March 2023. Read the curated welfare-related highlights from the budget document with our prim.....

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Articles

One Stop, Many Challenges: Sakhi Centres Struggle To Support Women Survivors of Violence

While there are 733 One Stop Centres operational in the country, the scheme faces several challenges in providing effective assistance and support to women who are survivors o.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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Op Eds

There’s No Poverty Data, Therefore There’s No Poverty

Here is the irony: Despite this plethora of political announcements, India has not witnessed a significant expansion in its welfare spending .....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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Op Eds

Grassroots Democracy Needs Urgent Attention

India’s experiment with grassroots democracy, 30 years after the creation of local government institutions, highlights the dangers of overcentralisation. .....

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Primer

At A Glance: Maharashtra Budget 2023-24

The Maharashtra government presented the Maharashtra Budget 2023-24 in the state assembly on 9 March 2023. Read the curated welfare-related highlights from the budget document with our primer. Also.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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Primer

At A Glance: Maharashtra Financial Profile 2023-24

Using government data about the state of Maharashtra, this brief highlights: Trends in finances, including Grants-in-Aid and Madhya Pradesh's own sources of revenue, and Trend.....

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Understanding Urban Local Body Financing through Municipal Bonds

In the first part of our blog series on municipal financing,.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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At a Glance: Budget Session 2023 (Part-2)

The Budget Session of Parliament commenced on 31st January and is scheduled to conclude on 6th April. The session adjourned on 14th February for a month-long recess till 13th March. Below are curated.....

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Aprajita Verma

Op Eds

In India, Is A Guaranteed Funded Pension Feasible?

New models piloted by Andhra Pradesh and Brazil show a path beyond political posturing, and ensuring fiscal sustainability, certainty of benefits and innovation. .....

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Aprajita Verma

Op Eds

Democracy, Bureaucracy, and State Capacity: The False Choices We Make

Too often, debates on State capacity veer in the direction of setting up a false dichotomy between democracy and efficiency. .....

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Aprajita Verma

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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Building the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Ecosystem

This is the first of a two part blog series on the promises and challenges of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. Imagine you are at a health faci.....

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Primer

At A Glance: Madhya Pradesh Financial Profile 2023-24

Using government data about the state of Madhya Pradesh, this brief highlights: Trends in finances, including Grants-in-Aid and Madhya Pradesh's own sources of revenue, and Tr.....

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Primer

At A Glance: Madhya Pradesh Budget 2023-24

The Madhya Pradesh government presented the Madhya Pradesh Budget 2023-24 in the state assembly on 1 March 2023. Read the curated welfare-related highlights from the budget document with our primer......

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Primer

संक्षिप्त: बिहार बजट 2023-24

बिहार सरकार ने 28 फरवरी 2023 को राज्य विधानसभा में बिहार बजट 2023-24 पेश किया था। हमार.....

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Articles

PM Poshan| Experts Express Concern Over Quality of Food, Seek Higher Budget Allocation

The PM POSHAN scheme covers 12 crore children in India and is touted to be one of the world's largest school meal programmes. The allocation, though, in this year's budget has.....

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Primer

At A Glance: Bihar Financial Profile 2023-24

Using government data about the state of Bihar, this brief highlights: Trends in finances, including Grants-in-Aid and Bihar's own sources of revenue, and Trends in s.....

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Primer

At A Glance: Bihar Budget 2023-24

The Bihar government presented the Bihar Budget 2023-24 in the state assembly on 28 February 2023. Read the curated welfare-related highlights from the budget document with our primer. Also Read: .....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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The 'Inevitable' Corruption of the Amorally Honest

In November last year, I blogged about the travails of a few determined people.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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Primer

संक्षिप्त: राजस्थान बजट 2023-24

राजस्थान सरकार ने 10 फरवरी 2023 को राज्य विधानसभा में राजस्थान बजट 2023-24 पेश किया थ�.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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Op Eds

The Structural Constraints that Hinder Reform in India

Data from the 2023 Economic Survey illustrates an enduring tension in the dynamics of Centre-state relations that constrains policy reforms. .....

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आवास की पहल

मैं अकाउंटबिलिटी इनिशिएटिव समूह के साथ 2014 से जुड़कर काम कर रहा हूँ। इस दौ�.....

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Articles

Foolhardy Attack on a Renowned Institution

CPR is an important social science research institute which has studied issues related to India’s polity and society and has contributed to a better understanding of issues.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Op Eds

Young Indian Women are being Let Down in Labour Market. What Governments Must Do

Create more formal sector jobs in labour-intensive industries, improve skills for women with secondary and primary school level education, and bolster social sector spending t.....

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Publication

Where Do the Victims of Gender Based Violence Go: A Needs Analysis for Women’s Safety Schemes in India

Despite several efforts, a survey in 2018 ranked India as the most dangerous country for women. The Government of India’s Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has several schemes, policies.....

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Articles

Has Budget 2023-24 Been Successful in Balancing Gender Priorities?

Ahead of International Women’s Day, the article categorises and analyses scheme allocations through the Union Budget’s Gender Budget Statement (GBS), by looking at what sc.....

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Op Eds

Paper Power: The State Rules by Files, Notices, Circulars, Orders

Paper in the form of files, circulars, government orders are at the heart of India’s bureaucratic tradition .....

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Publication

The Mission Creep Problem In Panchayat Finances

First published on Seminar (web-edition), available here. Despite the promulgation of the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution wherein states wer.....

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Avani Kapur

Press Release

Statement from the Centre for Policy Research

First published on Centre for Policy Research's website here......

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Podcasts

Decoding Exclusion (Episode 3) with Mridusmita Bordoloi

This interview series is produced by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, under the Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme. This interview series is based and born from.....

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Op Eds

Continue The Additional Foodgrains Scheme: A Critical Lifesaver During COVID, It Remains Greatly Needed

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’s five additional kilograms of foodgrains per person kept hunger at bay for 80 crore people during the pandemic. Economic conditi.....

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Articles

Does Nirmala Sitharaman’s Last Full-Budget Set Her Apart From Her Predecessors?

In a pre-election year, the government’s decision to steer clear of populist promises, cut down on social sector allocations and place big bets on infrastructure signals a m.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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Financing Nutrition in India: Cost Implications of the Nutrition Policy Landscape 2022-23

Over the last few years, India has been implementing several nutrition interventions as part of its national strategy to address malnutrition and associated risks. These include nutrition-specific int.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Primer

At A Glance: Rajasthan Financial Profile 2023-24

Using government data about the state of Rajasthan, this brief highlights: Trends in finances, including Grants-in-Aid and Rajasthan's own sources of revenue, and Tre.....

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Blog

At a Glance: Budget Session 2023 (Part-1)

The Budget Session of Parliament commenced on 31st January and is scheduled to conclude on 6th April. The session adjourned on 14th February for a month-long recess till 13th March. Below are curated.....

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Aprajita Verma

Primer

At A Glance: Rajasthan Budget 2023-24

The Rajasthan government presented the Rajasthan Budget 2023-24 in the state assembly on 10 February 2023. Read the curated welfare-related highlights from the budget document with our primer. Also.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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Articles

Data Check: Centre Has Increased Budget for Housing Scheme, Although Older Targets Haven’t Been Met

Nearly three-fourths of the houses sanctioned under PMAY-Gramin and half the houses targeted under PMAY-Urban have been completed. .....

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Publication

दक्षिण एशिया शिक्षा में गैर-सरकारी संस्थाएं: किसने चाहा? किसने गंवाया? (सारांश)

दक्षिण एशिया में शिक्षा प्रणालियों के हर पहलू में गैर-सरकारी संस्थाएं महत्�.....

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Op Eds

Union Budget and the Unresolved Tensions in National Policymaking

In the pandemic years, the government made a concerted effort to clean up its act and restore the credibility of its fiscal math .....

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Articles

Emerging from COVID-19: Challenges and Solutions

As India emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, economists will have to rethink how they understand the Indian economy in context of global volatilities. In this panel, moderated.....

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Articles

SSA Funds Released to States Declined 23%: Education Ministry Data

School Education Budget: Over the same 3 years, enrolment in public schools that Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan supports rose 7%. .....

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Publication

Making It Work: Institutionalising Social Audits in Meghalaya in India

In April 2017, Meghalaya enacted the Meghalaya Community Participation and Public Services Social Audit Act, 2017. The Meghalaya Society for Social Audit and Transparency (MSSAT) is responsible for im.....

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Blog

The Status of Gender Budgeting in India

The blog was initially published on 23 December 2021 and has been updated with Budget 2023 data. In 2005,.....

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Ria Kasliwal

Articles

14 States Provide Eggs as Part of Mid-Day Meal Scheme: Education Ministry

The introduction of eggs in mid-day meal schemes has been opposed by religious and caste groups that push for vegetarian meals in several states. .....

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Ria Kasliwal

Articles

Budget 2023: Is Government Giving Enough Attention To Food Security As Central Funds Drop By 31%?

For Financial Year 2023-24, the centre has allocated ₹1,97,350 crore for food subsidy, a 31.28 per cent decrease compared to the previous year’s Revised Estimates (REs) of.....

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Ria Kasliwal

Articles

Samagra Shiksha Programme: Centre Proposes ₹1,181 Crore Allocation for Punjab Next Fiscal

The Union ministry of education has proposed an allocation of ₹1,181.30 crore for Punjab in the financial year 2023-24 under the centrally sponsored Samagra Shiksha programm.....

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Ria Kasliwal

Op Eds

Budget 2023: Learning Losses During COVID Cannot be Compensated by the Inadequate Allocation for School Education

During the pandemic, allocations for school education were reduced. The increase in funding in this budget had to be of an order that would mitigate the damage done. .....

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Ria Kasliwal

Articles

Budget 2023: Infrastructure Spending Grows But At The Expense Of Social Sector Spending

While the capital expenditure of the government doubled, this is the first time, since 2009, that social sector spending is less than 20% of total government expenditure......

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Ria Kasliwal

Articles

The Social Sector has been Short-Changed Once Again

Social sector initiatives which contribute to improving lives, improving human development outcomes, and economic revival have received inadequate allocations. .....

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Ria Kasliwal

Press Release

Budget Briefs 2023: Milestone Volume

New Delhi,1 Feb 2023: The Union Budget 2023 has placed special emphasis on inclusive development and reaching the last mile. But our analysis of 12 major Government of India (GoI) schemes has shown a.....

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Avantika Shrivastava

Articles

The Evolution of India's Welfare System, 2008 to 2023

A lookback on welfare spending and outcomes is an essential first step to understanding future priorities and pathways to development. .....

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Avantika Shrivastava

Articles

Centre’s Free Ration Scheme ‘PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’ Has Got A New Spin

For the 28 months that PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana was implemented, a total outlay of approximately ₹3.91 lakh crore was sanctioned for 1,118 lakh tons of allocated foodgrai.....

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Avantika Shrivastava

Video

Budget 2023: Nirmala Sitharaman Speech | Expert Analysis

As Modi Govt 2.0's last full budget ahead of General Elections in 2024, the Budget is likely to be an exercise in managing several objectives - from fiscal prudence, to boosti.....

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Avantika Shrivastava

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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Articles

Budget2023: Rural Jobs Programme Budget Cut by 18%

This is the first time, based on data from 2014-15 to 2022-23, that the budget allocation has been lower than the previous year. .....

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Articles

Education Budget 2023: Just 51% SSA Funds Released Till December 2022

Accountability Initiative’s analysis shows that releases have been slow. SSA accounted for 36% of funds for education ministry in 2022-23. .....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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Publication

The Evolution of India's Welfare System from 2008-2023: A Lookback

In the 15 years that have gone by, India has seen a significant transition in the social sector, and lived through a pandemic. At the Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research, we have tra.....

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Publication

Smart Cities Mission

Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) urban rejuvenation mission launched on 25 June 2015. The Mission was initiated with the objective of providing core infrastructure, and.....

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Publication

Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman

The National Programme of PM POSHAN, previously known as the National Scheme for Mid-Day Meals in schools (MDM), is a scheme to provide one hot cooked meal in government and government-aided schools,.....

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Ayushman Bharat

Ayushman Bharat, under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), was launched by Government of India (GoI) on 23 September 2018. This brief uses government data to analyse the.....

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Publication

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana and Janani Suraksha Yojana

This brief reports on two maternity benefit schemes of the Government of India (GoI): a) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) provides partial wage compensation to improve health-seeking beh.....

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Publication

National Health Mission

National Health Mission (NHM) is Government of India's (GoI’s) largest public health programme, which aims to achieve universal access to quality healthcare. It consists of two sub-missions: ■ Na.....

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Publication

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship scheme to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year.....

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Articles

Amidst Protests, Allocation of Funds to MGNREGS will be Key

Every argument around MGNREGS boils down to the allocation of funds for the programme. With just one week away from the Budget 2022-23 announcement, a closer look at the schem.....

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Op Eds

Ensure Growth with Jobs: Don’t Leave Poor Behind

In the Indian context, social policy, which includes social protection, is critical. How have some of the government schemes and interventions fared in this regard? .....

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Blog

At a Glance: India's Major Welfare Programmes

Through this blog, we give you a basic overview of India's major welfare programmes. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Mission .....

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Urbanisation in India: What is Municipal Financing?

According to Census population projections (2020),.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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Publication

Samagra Shiksha

Samagra Shiksha is Government of India’s (GoI’s) school education programme covering preprimary to higher-secondary levels. Launched in April 2018, the scheme is the primary vehicle to implement t.....

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Publication

Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0

In Financial Year (FY) 2021-22, the Government of India (GoI) restructured the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), POSHAN (Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) Abhiy.....

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Publication

Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) rural drinking water programme to provide functional tap connections to every household for drinking, cooking, and other domestic needs on.....

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Publication

Food Subsidy and the National Food Security Act

Food Subsidy is provided by the Government of India (GoI) for the supply and distribution of foodgrains and other essential commodities. With the passing of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in.....

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Publication

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) is Government of India’s (GoI's) flagship ‘Housing for All’ scheme. The scheme aims to provide monetary assistance for the construction of a puc.....

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Articles

Union Budget 2023: Experts Don't Expect Surprises in Social Sector Outlay

While experts believe that provision for various social schemes may go up, the sector is unlikely to see any major announcements .....

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Blog

In a Glance: Winter Session 2022

The Winter Session 2022 of Parliament commenced on 9 December 2022 and was scheduled to conclude on 29 December 2022. The session, however, adjourned sine die six days.....

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Aprajita Verma

Blog

पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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Articles

Budget, Of the Government, By the Government, For the Government

If public spending in India is to improve, the burden lies on us to remind ourselves of the 'people’s reality' every budget season. .....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news - Policy Buzz - published every fortnight. Policy.....

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Op Eds

Citizen vs Labharthi? Interrogating the Welfare State

Given the centrality of welfare in the BJP’s electoral discourse, it is important to ask if there is a distinct BJP welfare model. If so, how do the two different narratives.....

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Articles

India's Population, Poverty And Consumption Data Missing As 2022 Comes To A Close

Several important datasets that help in formulating government policies have not been released for over two years .....

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Mental Health and the Question of Public Provision

India and the world have committed to Universal Health C.....

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Ritwik Shukla

Articles

Celebrate Civic Political Action for its Own Sake

The battleground for substantive democracy in India has largely been outside the electoral arena in the form of citizen-led mobilisations. In 2023, when state polls will domin.....

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Ritwik Shukla

Articles

Welfare Initiatives | For the People

The evolution of India’s welfare state tells the story of the power and possibility of democratic participation—one that has shaped national and global discourse. .....

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Ritwik Shukla

Blog

2022 in Review: Untying the Knots

As India emerged from the long shadow cast by the pandemic, one thing was reconfirmed for us — knowledge and accurate information are key to finding solutions to the country�.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

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In a Glance: Budget Session 2022 (Part I)

The Budget Session 2022 of Parliament commenced on 31 January 2022 and is scheduled to conclude on 8 April 2022. Below are curated highlights from the Question Hour and.....

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Aprajita Verma

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Investing in Champion Local Governments: A Case Study of Bangladesh

Over a decade back, when making my first forays into international consultancy, I was lucky to listen to a remarkable idea which was then in its infancy and had just been rolled out. Two motivated ind.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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The Conundrum on Capacity Development of India's Local Government Elected Representatives

Have capacity development programmes for local government elected representatives and officials improved over the years? Before answering that question, three preliminary questions need to be answe.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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India's Capability Building Framework and the Reshaping of Panchayat-level Training

Last week, I tuned into a meeting convened to discuss the preparation of a new National Capability Building Framework (NCBF) for Panchayats. It was a good opportunit.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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Professional Welfarism or Corporate Capture? A Perspective on CSR and Local Governments

Of late, there is a forward popular on WhatsApp groups. It is the story of a Panchayat where everything is run, on the face of it, ideally. Not only are roads well buil.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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सरकार का पैसा आख़िर जाता कहाँ है? Understanding India’s Public Finance

एक आम इंसान के रोज़मर्रा जीवन में कौनसी लेवल की सरकार ज़्यादा माईन�.....

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#127 सरकार का पैसा आख़िर जाता कहाँ है? Understanding India’s Public Finance

एक आम इंसान के रोज़मर्रा जीवन में कौनसी लेवल की सरकार ज़्यादा माईन�.....

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Under-prioritisation of Women’s Safety in the Union Budget?

In 2021, the National Commission for Women (NCW) registered a .....

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Tanya Rana

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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Does India Need More Federalism or Less? - Debate

What do such Centre-state entanglements say about India's federalism? And what should we be batting for - a more federalised structure or a stronger Centre? .....

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Centre Can't Absolve Itself Of Its Role In Worsening Fiscal Health Of States

Even on the verge of elections in five states, Union Budget 2022 was surprising for its restraint in not resorting to populist measures. Yet, while much of the debate focused.....

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‘Upskill Women, Encourage Businesses, Pay Them Well’

With women being hit the hardest by the pandemic, panelists at the inaugural edition of The Indian Express Thinc Series on Gender discussed ways to get them back into the work.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

हे पॉलिसी बझ तुम्हाला विविध कल्याणकारी योजनांमध्ये काय चालले आहे याविषयी द.....

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'Child’s Understanding of the Basics is a Major Concern'

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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Federalism and Bureaucracy: The Original Design vs. A Culture of Centralization

The articles in this series seek to make sense of the many manifestations of political and economic centralization in India today, with a particular focus on the historica.....

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Budget And Politics In Pandemic Times

Applying a political economy lens to the recently announced Budget 2022-23, Yamini Aiyar contends that the emphasis on capital expenditure over welfare in the two Budgets.....

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Renegotiating India’s Federal Compact

The future of Indian federalism rests on how contradictions created by new distributive pressures and political delimitation are negotiated. .....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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How the Evolution of 'Data Consciousness' is Proving to be Slow and Painful

In my previous blog, I recounted how the Karnataka government had begun the process of.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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MGNREGA Allocation: Provision And Demand Not In Sync, Say Experts

FM had allocated ₹73,000 crore towards MGNREGA in last year's Budget, which has been revised to ₹98,000 crore on account of higher demand for the work .....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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Budget 2022: Social Welfare Schemes Not Centre’s Focus, Neither Is Taxing The Rich

In this episode of The Suno India Show, our lead Avani Kapur spoke to reporter Suryatapa Mukherjee, explaining how the budget has accommodated social welfare in terms of.....

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'No Country Has Provided Equitable, Inclusive Healthcare Without Investing In Public Health'

The National Health Mission needs more money, as does primary healthcare and India's health workforce, Yamini Aiyar, president and chief executive of the Centre for Policy Res.....

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Budget 2022: A Macro View Of The Money Allocated To Healthcare Sector

Budget 2022: The roll-out of an open platform for the National Digital Health Ecosystem and the launch of the National Tele-Mental Health Programme got special attention .....

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Number Of Beneficiaries Enrolled For Maternity Benefit Plan Exceeded Target: Government

PMMVY scheme is estimated to cover 51.70 lakh beneficiaries annually, says Smriti Irani. .....

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Investing In Maternal Health And Nutrition is Critical For India

Gleaning through the recent privately published and government data makes one thing evident – the issue of maternal health and nutrition requires urgent attention. .....

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Does The Budget's Health Allocation Do Enough? | In Focus Podcast

Our lead, Avani Kapur spoke to The Hindu on the affordability of healthcare and the other factors crucial to improving health indicators .....

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Budget 2022 Increases Education Spending, Samagra Shiksha Scheme Key For School Reopenings

The budget for Samagra Shiksha has grown by 20% but is still lower than projected budgets of the education ministry .....

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Budget 2022 Shows How Quickly We Forget the Social and Welfare Net That Served Us During COVID

With revenues of the government expanding significantly, this was an opportunity to present a more expansive budget. Unfortunately, the budget made a clear choice. .....

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Budget For WCD Hiked, But No Increase In Funds For Its Flagship Scheme

However, an expert pointed out that not only had the ministry’s flagship Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 programme not seen an increase in its budgetary allocation but the.....

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Is The Budget People Friendly Or Conservative? | People's Editor

Will Budget 2022 Boost Health And Education Amid A Pandemic? Is The Budget People Friendly Or Conservative? .....

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MNREGS Allocation Unchanged Despite Elevated Work Demand, Rural Housing Yet To Pick Up Pace

The programme has perennially been short of funds, with expenditure overwhelming the funds available. The pending liabilities in terms of overdue wages have been rising in the.....

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Budget 2022: Experts Expect An Increased Budget Across Nutrition Schemes To Address Hunger And Malnutrition

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hunger and malnutrition is still unfolding. Here’s what experts are demanding from this year’s budget to improve nutritional outcome.....

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One Nation, Many Burdens

The GST system of indirect taxation completes five years in 2022, and it already seems to have caused cracks in the idea of fiscal federalism. States feel shortchanged at losi.....

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Modifying Government Structures for Fiscal Transparency in Karnataka: A Case Study

Continuing from my previous blog on how governments might actually foster fisc.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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India Underspends On Nutrition, New Nutrition Programme Yet To Be Implemented

The guidelines of the restructured scheme, Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0, are still being worked out and POSHAN 2.0 has not yet been approved, an RTI response revealed.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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For NEP to Work, Education Needs a Larger Budget

India's education sector, the hardest-hit by pandemic, is in desperate need of funds .....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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Budget Briefs 2022

New Delhi, 29 Jan 2022: Funding of four major Union government schemes has decreased in 2021 over the previous year, the 14th volume of our flagship publication - the Budget Briefs - at the Accountabi.....

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Avantika Shrivastava

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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship scheme to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a Financial Year.....

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Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) is Government of India’s (GoI) flagship ‘Housing for All’ scheme. The scheme was launched in November 2016 and aims to provide monetary assistance f.....

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Avani Kapur

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National Health Mission

National Health Mission (NHM) is Government of India's (GoI’s) largest public health programme. It consists of two sub-missions: ■ National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), and ■ National Urban He.....

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Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) income support scheme, under which all landholding farmers receive up to ₹6,000 per year to supplement their financi.....

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Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) rural drinking water programme to provide functional tap connections to every household for drinking, cooking, and other domestic needs on.....

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Food Subsidy and the National Food Security Act

Food Subsidy is provided by the Government of India (GoI) for the supply and distribution of foodgrains and other essential commodities. With the passing of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in.....

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Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman

The National Programme of PM POSHAN, previously known as the National Scheme for Mid-Day Meals in schools (MDM), is a scheme to provide one hot cooked meal in government and government-aided schools......

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Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0

In Financial Year (FY) 2021-22, Government of India (GoI) restructured the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), POSHAN (Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) Abhiyaan,.....

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Samagra Shiksha

Samagra Shiksha is Government of India’s (GoI’s) school education programme extending from the pre-primary to higher-secondary level. The scheme was launched in April 2018 to ensure equitable and.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्या ब�.....

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The Small Significant Steps Toward Fiscal Transparency in Kerala and Karnataka

In my previous blog, I had rued that even when the government makes changes.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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The Importance of Information Portals for Accountability from a Transparency Campaigner’s Perspective

Having been an intrinsic part of collective efforts to conceive, build and monitor information portals in Rajasthan and Karnataka, not responding to T.R. Raghunandan’.....

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Rakshita Swamy

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Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. Education .....

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Forward Together in spite of Pandemic Uncertainty

As the disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic deepened in 2021, we doubled down on our efforts towards Responsive Governan.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशि�.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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Water and Federalism: Working with States for Water Security

This study explores the Union government’s role in influencing and incentivising better Water Resources Management outcomes in the states through the policy, legal, financial, and institutional inst.....

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Education Is Key To Battling India’s Poverty Challenge

Intergenerational mobility in India is low. Those born poor are likely to stay poor, as inequities are entrenched. Now consider what two years of school closure will have done.....

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The False Dawn of IT-enabled Governance Services

Every now and then, across India’s currently dormant urban civil society, there is a buzz that something good is about to happen soon. I was part of one such awakenin.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, यह पॉलिसी बज़्ज़ आपको ह�.....

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We are Failing Our Children

There is grim news on education. But the silver lining is that the pandemic forced innovation. Build on it .....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Parastatals and Understanding India’s Governance Executive

During some of its training programmes, the Accountability Initiative team begins classes by explaining the structure of India’s governments – the executive facet of it – as distinguished from t.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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संक्षिप्त – मध्य प्रदेश

यह दस्तावेज़ अकॉउंटबिलिटी इनिशिएटिव (सेंटर फॉर पॉलिसी रिसर्च) द्वारा प्रका.....

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Teaching About the Government and Bureaucracy in India

I like teaching, though I am not trained for it. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed teaching in diverse classrooms, ranging from bureaucrats, to interns working in the government, and even other teache.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

Primer

संक्षिप्त - बिहार

यह दस्तावेज़ अकॉउंटबिलिटी इनिशिएटिव (सेंटर फॉर पॉलिसी रिसर्च) द्वारा प्रका.....

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Why Does India Struggle to Battle Hunger?

Food insecurity remains an alarming issue due to entitlement failures. .....

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संक्षिप्त - राजस्थान

यह दस्तावेज़ अकॉउंटबिलिटी इनिशिएटिव (सेंटर फॉर पॉलिसी रिसर्च) द्वारा प्रका.....

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सामाजिक जवाबदेही उपकरणों का एक उदाहरण

सामाजिक जवाबदेही शासन में लोगों की भागीदारी बढ़ाने का एक तरीका है | इसके लिए अ�.....

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जवाबदेही और पारदर्शिता के लिए सरकार-नागरिकों की समिति का एक उदाहरण

भारत में सरकार एवं नागरिकों के मध्य जवाबदेही और पारदर्शिता सुनिश्चित करने �.....

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A Perspective: The Demise of the Line Department?

‘Why don’t you come over to Kerala House for dinner, Raghunandan?’ I recognised that gravelly voice instantly. Of my many mentors, I fondly remember Mr. V. Ramachandran, the former Chief S.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News The Un.....

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POSHAN Maah 2021: 6 Knowledge Offerings Now Available

The Rashtriya POSHAN Maah is a month-long outreach and behaviour change campaign for awareness-raising on nutrition-related issues and causes and consequences of malnut.....

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बिहार में ग्राम स्वच्छता एवं पोषण समिति का एक पहलू ये भी

साफ-सफाई का मूल सिद्धांत है कि अगर 'एक भी गाँव छूटेगा, तो सुरक्षा चक्र टूटे�.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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POSHAN Maah 2021: Parliament Roundup on Nutrition

Several questions related to nutrition services for women and children were answered by the Government of India (GoI) during the Monsoon Session of the 17th Lok Sabha (held between July and August 202.....

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Ria Kasliwal

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Building Capacity Towards Responsive Government

Transparency & Accountability Initiative spoke with Avani Kapur (Director of AI) and Avantika Shrivastava (Assistant Director Communications at AI) to explain how AI is dr.....

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Ria Kasliwal

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Lessons from Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Budget Advocacy Experiences in South Asia

This case study covers the use of the PAISA (Planning, Allocations and Expenditures, Institutions Studies in Accountability) approach on the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), India.....

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Ria Kasliwal

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A Novel Attempt to Break the Language Barrier in Research

What are some of the challenges in delivering language of research to the language of people, especially when knowledge is produced in a language different from that of the pe.....

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Ria Kasliwal

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News The Un.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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POSHAN Maah 2021: Janani Suraksha Yojana

The Janani Suraksha Yojana is a conditional cash transfer scheme for reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. The scheme falls under the.....

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Jenny Susan John

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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The Rules for 'Institutional Euthanasia'

This blog is part of a series unpacking the ‘PAISA for Municipalities' research which analysed urban local b.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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National Nutrition Week 2021: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a maternity benefit scheme providing conditional cash transfers to pregnant women and lactating mothers for their first live birth. The scheme delive.....

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Jenny Susan John

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

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Accountability and Curbing Institutional Fragmentation in Urban Areas

This blog is part of a series unpacking the ‘PAISA for Municipalities' research which analysed urban local b.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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India’s Public Distribution System in the Pandemic

This blog delves into the importance of the Public Distribution System (PDS) during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its functioning.  .....

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पॉलिसी बझ

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

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Will the Investigating Agencies & the Centre Take Notice of the Jharkhand Scam? | The Urban Debate

Avani Kapur participates in The Urban Debate on the recent scholarship scam in Jharkhand that has been unearthed by The Indian Express. .....

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The Citizen and Expenditure Tracking in Urban Areas: Learnings from Tumakuru

This blog is part of a series unpacking the 'PAISA for Municipalities' research which analysed urban local bo.....

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Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme

Even as large parts of government budgets and efforts are directed towards fighting the pandemic, it is important to ensure that children are not overlooked. Critical during this time is going to be e.....

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Health and Welfare Need More Focus Especially Because Of COVID-19

Avani Kapur discusses Budget 2021 the expenditure on health in a pandemic year. .....

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ASHA Workers and Post-Pandemic Work - Instagram Live

In this live discussion with Jhatkaa, Ritwik Shukla, our Senior Research Associate spoke about the challenges of ASHA workers in terms of remuneration, health hazards, and rep.....

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State–Society Synergy at COVID-19’s Invisible Front Lines

The voices of rural residents and front-line officials in India’s villages and small towns are often absent in accounts of the pandemic, which have focused on the crises unfolding in major cities. Y.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News The Un.....

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कोरोना की चुनौती से पार पाने के लिए फ्रंटलाइन वर्करों का मानदेय बढ़ने की दरकार

सेंटर फॉर पॉलिसी रिसर्च ने प्रदेश के सबसे बड़े काँगड़ा जिला के साथ सो.....

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Tumakuru Case Study: Who Else Spends Money in a City Corporation Area?

This blog is part of a series unpacking the 'PAISA for Municipalities' research which analysed urban local bo.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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‘Our Main Focus is Contact Tracing’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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Why will Financing of School Education in Bihar be Challenging in 2021?

The government plays a major role in Bihar’s school education system, with 78 per cent of the state’s total school-going children enrolled in government or governme.....

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Primer

संक्षिप्त - महाराष्ट्र

यह दस्तावेज़ अकॉउंटबिलिटी इनिशिएटिव (सेंटर फॉर पॉलिसी रिसर्च) द्वारा प्रका.....

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Op Eds

To Reopen Schools, India Must Go Local

Involve parents; decentralise decision-making; and give schools greater autonomy for expenditure. Local innovation is the path forward. .....

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Policy Buzz

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‘Preschool Activities for Children have Not Taken Place since March 2020’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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To Know How Many People Have Access To Toilets, Surveyors Must Ask The Right Questions

Sanitation data vary due to the type of questions asked in surveys. Accurate data on sanitation behaviour and toilet use can be captured if surveys ask questions on sanitation.....

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Primer

Where is India’s Growth Story At? Indications from Provisional Estimates of GDP

On 31 May 2021, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released provisional estimates on the performance of the economy in the fourth quarter (Q4) of the.....

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Lessons from Tumakuru: Where does a City Corporation Spend its Money?

This blog is part of a series unpacking the 'PAISA for Municipalities' research which analysed urban local bo.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Tracking Core Expenditure of the Tumakuru City Corporation in Karnataka

This blog is part of a series unpacking the 'PAISA for Municipalities' research which analysed urban local bo.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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‘Receiving My Routine Vaccines’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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Experiences of Rajasthan and HP Frontline Workers During Pandemic

Existing research illustrates that frontline workers faced a high burden of responsibilities even prior to the pandemic, and encountered numerous challenges in areas such as r.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News The Su.....

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Rationalisation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes: Divergence between the 15th Finance Commission and the Union Government

Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) are a critical component of public policy leveraged by the Union government to ensure a minimum welfare standard for all citizens. Th.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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‘People Don’t Want Us to Visit Them’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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Policy Buzz

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महाराष्ट्र की एक पंचायत के कोविड-19 रोकथाम पर प्रयास

महाराष्ट्र में कोरोना की दूसरी लहर के दौरान ग्रामीण इलाकों में संक्रमण काफ�.....

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Anil Babar

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'Got Tested for COVID-19 Twice, Did Not Receive Reports'

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Collecting Government Data: A Sinking Feeling in Tumakuru, Karnataka

This blog is part of a series unpacking the ‘PAISA for Municipalities‘ research which analysed urban local.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

Op Eds

Four Lessons the Pandemic has Taught Us on Accountability

The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark across the world. A global economic crisis now compounds human tragedies. The world is witnessing recessions, increased debt,.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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‘People are Scared that They Won’t Get Adequate Treatment in the Hospital’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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Ideation: Second Edition

In spite of some initial wins, India has seen a massive increase in the number of COVID-19 infections. Media focus is on the country's metropolitans, but it is more than likely that the pandemic will.....

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Policy Buzz

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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A Dismal Picture of Fiscal Fragmentation in Tumakuru, Karnataka

This blog is part of a series unpacking the ‘PAISA for Municipalities‘ research which analysed urban local.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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‘People Don’t Know How to Register Online for Vaccinations’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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Articles

State of the States: NITI Report Shows Who’s Rising, Who’s Lagging and the Gap in Between

It’s been five years since the SDG targets were set. But a closer look reveals India is still far away from meeting goals like zero hunger & gender equality by 2030......

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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वैश्विक महामारी से लड़ाई में एक पंचायत के बढ़ते कदम

कोविड-19 की दूसरी लहर ने पूरे देश में एक गंभीर स्थिति पैदा कर दी है | इस मुश्किल �.....

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Dinesh Kumar

Op Eds

GST: End of the Road for Cooperative Federalism

India's grand bargain, once heralded as a new era in cooperative federalism, the Goods and Services tax regime, less than fours years since its adoption, is today the new batt.....

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Dinesh Kumar

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Gig Workers’ Access to Social Security in India

The majority of India’s labour force operates in the informal sector, with the share of informal employment estimated at about 90 per cent in 2018-19, and the share o.....

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Sanaya Sinha

Articles

Why India Needs Village-Level Data To Target Malnutrition In Children

Where are nutrition programmes failing and why? To accurately understand this and for ideas on how to efficiently target the crisis of malnutrition among Indian children, it i.....

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Sanaya Sinha

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‘People from Nearby Urban Areas are Turning Up for Vaccination’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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Policy Buzz

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‘People Say that this Vaccine is for Vasectomy’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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COVID-19 and the Disease of Inequality

The second wave will deepen inequality. Expand support to states, universalise PDS, and ramp up MGNREGS now. .....

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'Behaviour of People towards Each Other has Changed'

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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Tumakuru Case Study: How is Money Allocated for Urban Area Expenditure?

This blog is part of a series unpacking the 'PAISA for Municipalities' research which analysed urban local bod.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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‘Don’t Think My Child has Learnt Much through Online Classes’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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'Private and Government Hospitals are Completely Occupied; It Is Difficult to Find a Bed'

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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‘हम और हमारी सरकार’ ऑनलाइन कोर्स के बारे में अहम बातें

भारत एक विशाल देश है और सभी लोगों तक मूलभूत सेवाएं पहुँचाने के लिए केंद्र एव�.....

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Indresh Sharma

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Op Eds

The Second Wave and the Indian State

The Centre and states are at war, but India urgently needs a coordinated response. It’s not too late. But soon it will be .....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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Countries Are Sending Aid To India — But It's Been Slow To Reach Patients Who Need It

Other countries are donating oxygen to India after hospitals ran out. How quickly can supply chains be fixed, to rush this aid to COVID-19 patients in need? .....

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'मुझे अपनी पहचान बनाने का मौका मिला है'

यह साक्षात्कार कोविड-19 रिसर्च फ़ंडिंग प्रोग्राम 2020 के तहत अज़ीम प्रेमजी वि.....

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‘I Know that My Work, My Profession Is Important to This Country’

This interview was conducted as a part of a research study funded by the Azim Premji University under the COVID-19 Research Funding Programme 2020. The .....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Policy Buzz

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Primer

In a Glance: Research Findings from Study of Frontline Workers in Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan

This primer provides a summary of findings and recommendations from a research study carried out in Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan with ASHAs, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, and Anganwadi Workers. .....

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What Municipalities Do: Findings from a Study in Tumakuru Smart City, Karnataka

This blog is part of a series unpacking the ‘PAISA for Municipalities‘ research which analysed urban local.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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The 15th Finance Commission Report: What has Changed on Fund Transfers to States?

On 1 February 2020, the 15th Finance Commission (FC) of India tabled its interim report. B.....

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Meghna Paul

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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Public Finance Management and Data Availability for Nutrition Financing in India

For investments to translate into improved public service delivery, having a strong public finance management (PFM) system that lays out the rules, institutions and processes by which public funds are.....

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सूचना व संचार तकनीक (ICT) पर स्कूलों की निर्भरता

स्कूल शिक्षा के लिए राज्य सरकारों के बजट के साथ भारत सरकार भी शिक्षा योजना क�.....

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Seema Muskan

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What Municipalities Do: A Framework for Research

This blog is part of a series unpacking the 'PAISA for Municipalities' research which analysed urban local bod.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. Policy News The im.....

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‘Children Have Forgotten the Basics’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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The Urban Challenge after a Panchayats Study in Karnataka

This blog is part of a series unpacking the 'PAISA for Municipalities' research which analysed urban local bod.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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The Extent of Government Support for Frontline Workers in Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan During the Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, key nutrition and health Frontline Workers (Anganwadi Workers, ASHAs, and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives) found themselves with new roles and re.....

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‘Some Teachers and Students were Found COVID-19 Positive’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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Sleuthing Urban Local Body Finances

India is fast urbanising; there is no need to use statistics to prove that, they are plentiful and available in granular detail. A Census is due this year, and when the statistics are available, we wi.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. Policy News Under.....

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Understanding Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation, and its Limitations

Why are many countries unable to accelerate their growth and development? This longstanding question, pivotal to the field of economics, continues to defy consensus. A.....

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Udit Ranjan

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Tracking Finances under Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakram

The Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) is an adolescent health programme within the ambit of the National Health Mission (NHM). This study focusses on the expenditures and fund flows of RK.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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Mapping State Interventions Towards Women and Child Protection in Maharashtra

The report examines interventions addressing violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) in Maharashtra. It also provides a brief insight into budgetary provisions existing in.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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How Nutrition Frontline Workers Went Above and Beyond During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Over the last year, Frontline Workers (FLWs) such as Anganwadi Workers (AWWs), Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) have foun.....

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Primer

India's Flagship Sanitation Programme: Swachh Bharat Mission

This explainer provides an update on the changes in policy and budgets for Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin, the implementation of the scheme during COVID-19, the status of toilet access and usage, and.....

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Sanjana Malhotra

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State Budgets One-Stop Resource 2021

We’ve made it easier for you to access state budgets by compiling the budget documents below. Click on any of the states to see more: Arunachal.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. Policy News The Me.....

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'There is Comfort in Knowing that I am Financially Independent'

This interview was conducted as a part of a research study funded by the Azim Premji University under the COVID-19 Research Funding Programme 2020. The .....

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Ideation: A Resource for Policy Ideas

Ideation is a knowledge resource that seeks to offer today's decision-takers and policy shapers, distilled insights from both our work as well as interactions in the public policy and development spac.....

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महामारी से बिहार के लिए सीख

कोरोना महामारी ने सरकार के साथ-साथ हम नागरिकों को भी सोचने पर विवश कर दिया है.....

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Premchand Kumar

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Impact of COVID-19 on Child Vaccinations in India

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India (GoI) announced a nationwide lockdown from the end of March 2020 till June 2020. Access to public healthca.....

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Jenny Susan John

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Experiences of Frontline Workers in Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study examines the evolving role and experiences of Frontline Workers (FLWs) during and after the nation-wide lockdown in 2020. The findings provide insights into how FLWs shouldered additiona.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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कोरोना के दौरान ग्रामीण क्षेत्र में रोज़गार की व्यवस्था

भारत के ग्रामीण क्षेत्र में रोज़गार के अवसर बढ़ाने के लिए 2006 में MGNREGS (महात्मा ग�.....

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Tajuddin Khan

Articles

Delhi Budget 2021: Over 14 Per Cent Allocated To Health, Coronavirus Vaccines Will Continue To Remain Free

Delhi government’s budget outlay of Rs. 69,000 crore for the year 2021-22, extensively focuses on health including the fight against COVID-19 and air pol.....

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Tajuddin Khan

Articles

Delhi’s Per Capita Income Goes Down to ₹3.54 Lakh

Delhi’s per capita income, which has been the second highest in India after Goa’s for several years now, dropped from Rs.3,76,211 in 2019-20 to Rs.3,54,004 in 2020-21.....

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Tajuddin Khan

Articles

Don’t Force ‘EWS Quota till Class 12’ on Private Schools

The Delhi High Court has pulled up the Centre for having delayed implementation of its 2019 order directing the latter to ensure the ‘economically weaker section (.....

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Tajuddin Khan

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. Policy News The Jh.....

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‘Didn’t Care Much because All of Us were Getting the Vaccine Together’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April 2020 is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of di.....

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महामारी के दौरान ऑनलाइन शिक्षा

कोरोना महामारी ने हर किसी के जीवन को प्रभावित किया है, हालांकि मानव जीवन ने आ�.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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How Our Teaching Transformed in the Pandemic

Like the rest of the world, the Learning and Development team at the Accountability Initiative also had to qui.....

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Aamna Ahmad

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Mid-Day Meal Scheme: An Overview of Enrolment under the Scheme and Fund Utilisation

Data from the Mid-Day meal scheme for the last few years indicates that while the enrolment of children under the scheme increased till 2017-18, it has decreased in the last t.....

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Aamna Ahmad

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Government Perception of Citizen Participation

The panel offered insights on: How the government perceives citizen engagement; The need to listen to diverse perspectives; The use of social media to disseminate.....

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अनौपचारिक श्रमिकों के लिए सामाजिक संरक्षण

कोविड-19 महामारी ने कठिन नीतिगत चुनौतियों को जन्म दिया । इसने भारत की सामाजिक.....

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Op Eds

Workers in a War of Vaccination

Per government estimates, over 1.6 crore panchayat functionaries, community workers and other volunteers have been involved in various pandemic-related duties .....

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Promise Of Tap Water To All Rural Homes Will Need More Funds: Budget 2021-22

India allocates more funds for water than most South Asian countries, but with its water resources under stress, it needs to spend more on sustainable practices, and do it wit.....

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Why Budget 2021-2022 Should Increase Allocations for Child Health and Nutrition

Apart from allocation of funds, their release, approval and reporting also need to be streamlined. .....

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With Farmers Protests And Covid Crisis, Did Budget 2021 Effectively Address The Agricultural Sector?

With the nation’s coronavirus rush, and arrival of protesting farmers in Delhi, this Financial Year’s Union Budget was presented in the Lok Sabha on Monday under circumsta.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News Union Budget 202.....

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RaghuByte's Two Hundredth Blog: More Perspectives on Free Expression

Once again, more than a fortnight passes; an aeon in the unfolding scenario on how we look at the freedom of expression. I ended .....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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Will This Budget Be A Vaccine For Economy?

Experts discuss Union Budget 2021-22 and its impact on the economy. .....

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T.R. Raghunandan

Op Eds

What the Budget Means for India’s Social Sector

With livelihoods, poverty and social safety nets still in a precarious position, the neglect of the social sector will hamper India’s attempt to build a dynamic, resilient a.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

Op Eds

Covid Needed Special Attention to Health but Modi Govt Budget Doesn’t Give a Clear Roadmap

Direct spending via Health Ministry continues to be low. After a 24 per cent increase during the current fiscal, allocations for FY22 fall by 11 per cent. .....

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T.R. Raghunandan

Op Eds

Rural Job Scheme Sidelined; No Push for Nutrition, Health

Minimal budget increases for the social sector but a focus on infrastructure and capital expenditure seem to be the general theme in Budget 2021. .....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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बजट समझने व विश्लेषण में मददगार है कार्यशाला: जांगिड़

इस कार्यशाला का मुख्य उद्देश्य बजट के विभिन्न भागों और प्रक्रियाओ.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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Despite Pandemic, Health Budget Sees Little Real Increase

Water and sanitation outlays included in the health budget; nutrition outlay actually down. .....

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T.R. Raghunandan

Press Release

यूनियन बजट कार्यशाला

कार्यशाला का मुख्य उद्देश्य बजट के विभिन्न भागों और प्रक्रियाओं को बारीकी �.....

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Avantika Shrivastava

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Budget Briefs 2021-22: Trends of Government Schemes

2020 saw unprecedented disruptions in India's public system. As you will see from the new volume of our flagship 'Budget Briefs' series, welf.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship scheme to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a Financial Year.....

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Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) rural drinking water programme to provide functional tap connections to every household for drinking, cooking, and other domestic needs on.....

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Food Subsidy and the National Food Security Act

Food Subsidy is provided by the Government of India (GoI) for the supply and distribution of foodgrains and other essential commodities. The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, ensured nutritio.....

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National Health Mission

National Health Mission (NHM) is Government of India's (GoI’s) largest public health programme. It consists of two sub-missions: National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and National Urban Health Missio.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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CRY Webinar Highlights Need for Better Budgets to Improve Nutrition of Children and Women

Ahead of Union Budget 2021, CRY and CBGA held a national webinar to discuss the challenges in improving the nutrition and health of children and women during and beyond the pa.....

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Budget 2021 Explainer: Healthcare After The Pandemic

This explainer on public health financing in India ahead of Budget2021 delineates the key areas of central and state funding, and explains why this year's budget is especially.....

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COVID-19 Calls for Increased Budget Provisioning for Child Health, Nutrition: Experts

To discuss the critical issues and practical challenges related to spheres of child nutrition and health of children and pregnant and lactating women, during and beyond the CO.....

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Budget Explainer: How India Funds Public School Education

In 2019-20, India spent Rs 6.43 lakh crore ($88 billion) of public funds on education. How was this money spent? We explain how the government finances public school education.....

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Budget Byte: Education Scheme 'Samagra Shiksha' Expenditure Fell in 2020

Samagra Shiksha is an integrated centrally sponsored scheme (CSS) focused on pre-school to senior secondary level. Release of funds for the scheme has been slow in 2020. .....

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Rs 1.3 Lakh Crore – a.k.a. What’s Expected of the Health Budget This Year

At the end of a traumatic year, largely caused by a pandemic, it is indeed to be expected that health expenditure would be a central aspect of the budget to be presented in Fe.....

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What India's Gender Budgets Have Achieved

While India's gender budgets have succeeded in drawing attention to gender issues, experts say ministries and departments consider them as an aggregation exercise only, and al.....

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Budget Byte: Public Health & Wellness Centres Saw Huge Turnout in 2020

In 2020, health and wellness centres (HWCs) saw an unprecedented turnout — over three times that in 2018-2019. In some states such as Rajasthan and Maharashtra, footfall wen.....

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PM-KISAN Sees Higher Spend, But All Welfare Schemes Aren't As Lucky

The central government's COVID-19 response has seen more funds flow towards some of its flagship welfare programmes but less to others. .....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News Under the Pradha.....

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Poshan Abhiyaan

POSHAN Abhiyaan is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship scheme that aims to holistically address the prevalence of malnutrition in India through the use of technology, convergence, behavioural c.....

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Meghna Paul , Avani Kapur

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Samagra Shiksha

Samagra Shiksha - an integrated scheme for school education, is Government of India’s (GoI’s) school education programme extending from pre-school to senior secondary stages. The scheme was launch.....

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Integrated Child Development Services

Integrated Child Development Services is Government of India’s (GoI's) flagship programme aimed at providing basic education, health, and nutrition services for early childhood development. It has n.....

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Ayushman Bharat

Ayushman Bharat, under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), was launched by Government of India (GoI) on 23 September 2018. The programme consists of two initiatives: (1) Th.....

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Mid-Day Meal Scheme

The National Programme of Mid-Day Meals (MDM) in School scheme is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship school-based feeding programme aimed at improving the nutritional status of students and pr.....

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Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) income support scheme, under which all landholding farmers get up to Rs. 6,000 per year to supplement their financial.....

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Analysis of Fund Flows to Rural Local Bodies

This report presents the findings of a small sample study of 30 Gram Panchayats across eight states namely, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajastha.....

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Devolution of Union Finance Commission to Panchayats

The research focusses on answering the following questions: a) What were the conditions imposed by the Centre in the release and utilisation of the 14th FC grants? b) To what extent have these condi.....

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The Partial NFHS-5 Data Is Reason Enough for Serious Concern, Urgent Action

Partial results from the National Family Health Survey Round 5 (NFHS-5) released last week draw attention to the crisis of malnutrition in the country. There is an improvement.....

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PAISA for Municipalities

This study aims to understand the nature and compute the size of the local public sector in the Smart City of Tumakuru, in Karnataka State. It makes use of our flagship methodology Planning, Allocatio.....

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Ways to Connect with Us!

Every year we, at Accountability Initiative, publish evidence-based research on government schemes, budgets, and matters related to public administration. We also leverage this research to promote pub.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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The Policy Conundrum of Regulating Free Speech: Can Social Media Platforms Do the Job?

I ended my last blog five weeks back with asking whether, sho.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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‘I Don’t Want to Send My Child to School Right Now’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of distric.....

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public School Education

This brief presents some of the key effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on India’s public school education, focusing specifically on children. It begins with a discussion of the pre-pandemic status of.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News Central Drugs an.....

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पंचायती राज संस्थाओं का महत्व

पंचायती राज व्यवस्था तथा उसका महत्त्व भारतीय संविधान के 73वें एवं 74वें संशोध�.....

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Insights on Civil Society-Local Government Coordination

Last month, the Accountability Initiative hosted a panel discussion on ‘Capacity Building for Better Coordination with the Local Government’, as part of the .....

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Repivoting in a Difficult Year

In 2020, we rapidly responded to a changed situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We did this to build evidence, deepen public debate, and catalyse reforms. With each attempt, we scaled new challenge.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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A Comprehensive Overview: Defining and Measuring Informality in India's Labour Market

The brief unbundles the global standard definition of informality with respect to the labour market, a concept often considered inexplicit and broad-based. It presents the parameters used to meas.....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News The 5th National.....

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हम और हमारी सरकार की नयी पहल

23 December 2020, नई दिल्ली: 'हम और हमारी सरकार' जो अनुसंधान समूह अकउंटबिलिटी इनिशिएटिव.....

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Avantika Shrivastava

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महामारी के दौरान कुछ मानवीय कहानियाँ

सरकारी कार्यकर्ता एवं कर्मचारी महामारी से लड़ने �.....

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‘We Can Work in Any Situation Now’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of distric.....

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Decoding the Dip in Public Expenditure

Typically, when a crisis hits, the expectation is that the Centre — which has more revenue-raising abilities than states — will take the lead in preparing a fiscal road ma.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Child Nutrition Crisis May Derail India’s Aspirations

It can be tempting to blame every crisis on the Covid-19 pandemic. But quite often, facts get in the way. Many things were bad enough even prior to the onset of the pandemic,.....

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A Hidden Cost: The Pandemic's Impact on Nutrition

This brief provides an overview of the nutrition sector prior to the pandemic, the changes and impact due to the pandemic, and briefly discusses what can be done to get nutrition interventions back on.....

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जवाबदेही के तंत्र को मज़बूत बनाने की आवश्यकता

कोरोना महामारी के दौरान राशन कार्ड का महत्व अत्या�.....

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Uday Shankar Kumar

Op Eds

Where Are All The Women In Governance And Public Finance?

For decades, women’s heart attacks have been rampant.....

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Uday Shankar Kumar

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News According to the.....

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Commitment to Action: Ensuring Nutrition Financing in India

While low revenues due to the pandemic may mean substantial funds for nutrition may not be possible, there are still ways to ensure more nutrition for the money. Here’s how......

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Invisible Women in Governance and Public Finance

For decades, women's heart attacks.....

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Sanaya Sinha

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‘Whenever I Go to the Bank, I Am Told that the Machine is Not Functioning’

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of distric.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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How Does One Control Hate Speech and Fake News, without Curbing the Freedom of Expression?

The question of controlling fake news and hate speech without disrupting freedom of expression bears repetition, but that does not get us any closer to the answers......

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T.R. Raghunandan

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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The Freedom of Expression Conundrum

As we go to press, the Kerala Governor, on the advice of the state government has signed an ordinance withdrawing the controversial amendment of the Kerala Police Act by the introduction of a new sect.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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Social Protection for Informal Workers

While the pandemic has thrown up some unprecedented policy challenges, it has also exposed the gaps in India’s social security policies, especially towards the inform.....

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Prakriti Singh

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सावधानी के साथ की लोगों की मदद

कोरोना के इस मुश्किल समय में पंचायत की जिम्मेदारियाँ काफी बढ़ गई हैं | बहुत से.....

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Rakesh Swami

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Rajasthan Plans Electrification of Anganwadis

Rajasthan’s Churu district, which often records the hottest summer at over 50 degrees Celsius and reels under a severe cold wave during winters, may soon see its anganwadi c.....

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Rakesh Swami

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News The Ministry of.....

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How States Drag their Feet on Citizens’ Participation in Urban Governance: A Case Study

In my last blog, I had observed that while the structures for participation in public.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

Primer

How Can Grassroots Field Workers Engage with Local Administration Effectively?

This panel, a part of the Future of Governance virtual forum, was an insightful discussion among Dr. Rukmini Banerji from Pratham, Ashif Shaikh from Jan Sahas, Biraj Patnaik from the National Foundati.....

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Anurag Behar of Azim Premji Foundation in conversation with Yamini Aiyar of CPR

In the Future of Governance virtual forum, Yamini Aiyar, Centre for Policy Research and Anurag Behar, Azim Premji Foundation explored how the core pillars of society view the state. They also reflec.....

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महामारी काल में भारत के नौकरशाही की चुनौतियाँ

संकट की घड़ी में नौकरशाही क्या हासिल कर सकती है, और नौकरशाही के काम ना करन�.....

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Avantika Shrivastava

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Securing Livelihoods for Migrant Labour and Rural Poor

While economic activities remain muted in the country as a result of the pandemic, livelihood generation and unemployment have become major issues of concern. This is p.....

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Poonam Choudhary

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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Social Security for Informal Workers in India

The brief explores India’s labour market policies on provisioning of social security to informal workers in the unorganised sector......

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Op Eds

Why India Needs to Urgently Ensure Adequate Finances for Mid-Day Meal Scheme

While States were quick to adapt by providing grains or food security allowance (FSA) directly to families, recent studies have shown that the actual provision of nutrition th.....

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कोरोना से लड़ाई में साझी प्रशासनिक भागीदारी

कोरोना के इस मुश्किल समय में पंचायत की जिम्मेदारियाँ काफी बढ़ गई हैं | बहुत से.....

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Anil Baber

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News As part of the .....

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परिवारों में शिक्षा खर्च के मामलों में लड़कों को प्राथमिकता

स्कूली शिक्षा में लैंगिक अंतर को दूर करने के लिए भारत ने एक लम्बा सफर तय किया.....

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'Vaccinations Could Not Happen for Months'

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April is a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of distric.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Primer

Understanding the Nuts and Bolts of Government Functioning

The first panel in the Future of Governance virtual forum featured Luis Miranda from the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP), Nikhil Dey from Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan and Poornima Dore .....

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Grantmaking as an Enabler of Citizen-State Engagement

In the Future of Governance virtual forum, we were joined by Sandhya Venkateswaran from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bharath Visweswariah from the Omidyar Network, and Zulfiquar Haider.....

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India’s Pandemic Response

From 31st July to 19th August, we hosted the ‘India’s Pandemic Response’ virtual event to unpack the policy response of the Union and state governments. The aim was to provide a c.....

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Prakriti Singh

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News The National Ski.....

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महामारी के दौरान शिक्षा

हाल ही में 28 सितम्बर 2020 को हमने एक वेबिनार आयोजित किया जिसमे कोविड के दौरान.....

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Vinod Verma

Primer

Building Knowledge for Effective Government Engagement

In the Future of Governance virtual forum, Chakshu Roy, PRS Legislative Research, Anuradha Joshi, Social Scientist, and Srikanth Viswanathan, Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy deliberate.....

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पॉलिसी बझ

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Creating Livelihood for Migrant Labourers: Efforts by UP and Bihar

The pandemic-induced lockdown exposed the extreme vulnerability of casual-wage earners and especially, migrant labourers. Unable to sustain in the cities, many returned.....

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‘No Matter How Centralising Modi Is, He Will Need States’: Yamini Aiyar on Federalism After 2014

The president and chief executive of Centre for Policy Research on the differences between accounting and accountability in the Indian state. .....

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Policy Buzz

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight.   Policy News In Delhi NCR, .....

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The Progress Made in Rural Citizens Participation in Governance

Across the country, a curious pattern emerges when one looks at how legal and process reforms have progressed, with respect to institutionalising the participation of urban citizens in governance. The.....

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T.R. Raghunandan

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'Noticing Shortage of Staff'

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April was a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of distri.....

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राजस्थान पंचायती राज चुनाव - मतदाताओं के लिए निर्देश

राजस्थान पंचायती राज चुनाव में ध्यान रखने वाली कुछ महत्त्वपूर्ण बातें ।.....

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कोरोना काल मे जीविका दीदी का योगदान

कोरोना महामारी के दौरान स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों, सफाई कर्मियों, प्रशासन ने आम ना�.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़: करोनावायरस आधारित चौदहवाँ संस्करण

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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पॉलिसी बझःकोरोना व्हायरस-फोकस चौदावी आवृत्ती

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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Why is Securing Newly-Enrolled Students in Bihar’s Government Schools a Challenge?

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous children from poor migrant families across the country were forced to drop out of school and move back with their parents.....

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The Paradox of Citizens’ Participation in Urban Governance

This blog is part of a series that explores the idea of citizen's participation in urban governance through the Cubbon Park Case Study. Part .....

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A Lookback on 'The Future of Governance' Virtual Forum

The Future of Governance virtual forum is an attempt to spark dialogue on the challenges and prospects of civil society-government collaboration in India. Curated by us and co-hosted with Arth.....

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Policy Buzz: Coronavirus-focus Fourteenth Edition

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. The current edition focusses on the Coronavirus pandemic in India, and t.....

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Swaraj and Urban Governance: Remembering Gandhi

‘India lives in its villages,’ said Gandhi.  And from that observation, as well as many others where he envisioned a futu.....

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'Might Need to Call Students in Shifts'

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April was a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of distri.....

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Increasing Collaboration Between the Government and Civil Society

New Delhi, 1 Oct 2020: The Future of Governance virtual conference curated by us and co-hosted with Arthan, will spark dialogue on collaboration among the Government, Non-Governme.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़: संसद आधारित संस्करण

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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How to Confuse Citizens and Escape Accountability: The Cubbon Park Case Study

This blog is part of a series that explores the conceptual underpinnings of decentralisation, and citizen participation. The first part can be found .....

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पॉलिसी बझः संसद-केंद्रीत संस्करण

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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How Should We Read the National Education Policy 2020?

The article looks at the National Education Policy 2020 with a critical perspective and raises some important questions around the promises it makes and the issues it leaves u.....

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In ‘Act of God’, Coercive Not Cooperative Federalism

In bridging the GST gap, the Centre ought to help States through the Consolidated Fund of India .....

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India’s Bureaucratic Challenge in the Post-Pandemic Era

India is a cautionary tale of what bureaucracy can achieve in times of crisis, and how much is at stake for a country when it doesn’t work. .....

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पोषण के प्रयास और राष्ट्रीय पोषण माह के बारे में अहम बातें

भारत, कोविड-19 कोरोना जैसी वैश्विक महामारी से पिछले कई महीनों से ज.....

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Indresh Sharma

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Policy Buzz: Parliament-focus Edition

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. The current edition focusses on the Monsoon session of the Indian Parlia.....

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Citizens’ Participation in Urban Governance: A Dead End?

This blog is part of a series that explores the conceptual underpinnings of decentralisation. The first part can be found .....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़: करोनावायरस आधारित तेरहवां संस्करण

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Boys Still Preferred in Families’ Education Spending Decisions

India has come a long way in bridging the gender gap in school education. Both boys and girls now attend schools more than before (the share of children attending eleme.....

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'Nutrition is Going to be Affected Badly'

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April was a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of distri.....

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पॉलिसी बझः कोरोना व्हायरस-फोकस तेरावी आवृत्ती

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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Policy Buzz: Coronavirus-focus Thirteenth Edition

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. The current edition focusses on the Coronavirus pandemic in India, and t.....

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'Hot Cooked Meals not being Served'

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April was a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of distri.....

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Forgotten Children

Children residing in Child Care Institutions (CCIs, commonly known as orphanages) in India have often found themselves to be the forgotten lot, when it comes to support and de.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़: करोनावायरस आधारित बारहवां संस्करण

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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पॉलिसी बझः कोरोना व्हायरस-फोकस बारावी आवृत्ती

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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1920 में हुई महामारी के ज़रिये जागरूकता बढ़ाई

कोरोना के इस मुश्किल समय में पंचायत की जिम्मेदारियाँ काफी बढ़ गई हैं | बहुत से.....

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'Online Education is for Equipped Families, not Poor'

The ‘Inside Districts’ series launched in April was a one-of-its-kind attempt to capture the experiences of distri.....

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Why Facial Recognition has Serious Limitations as a Policy Tool

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has received significant interest from the private and public sector in the past few years. NITI Aayog published a .....

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महाराष्ट्र: शिक्षा वित्त फैक्टशीट

यह फैक्टशीट महाराष्ट्र में स्कूल शिक्षा पर किए गए व्यय को सारगर्भित तरीके स�.....

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Policy Buzz: Coronavirus-focus Twelfth Edition

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. The current edition focusses on the Coronavirus pandemic in India, and t.....

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हिमाचल प्रदेश: शिक्षा वित्त फैक्टशीट

यह फैक्टशीट हिमाचल प्रदेश में स्कूल शिक्षा पर किए गए व्यय को सारगर्भित तरीक�.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़: करोनावायरस आधारित ग्यारहवाँ संस्करण

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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राजस्थान: शिक्षा वित्त फैक्टशीट

यह फैक्टशीट राजस्थान में स्कूल शिक्षा पर किए गए व्यय को सारगर्भित तरीके से प.....

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पॉलिसी बझः कोरोना व्हायरस-फोकस अकरावी आवृत्ती

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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मध्य प्रदेश: शिक्षा वित्त फैक्टशीट

यह फैक्टशीट मध्य प्रदेश में स्कूल शिक्षा पर किए गए व्यय को सारगर्भित तरीके स.....

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20 Million Rural Houses Got Tap Water in 2019; Total at 51 Million

India has 189 million rural households, according to the official data. Till August 16, cumulatively over a four-year period, 51 million households, or 27% of the total, were.....

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School Education Finances: An Overview of 8 States

In June 2020, Accountability Initiative published a study that provided an in-depth understanding of government school education financing in India. It analysed expenditures acros.....

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बिहार: शिक्षा वित्त फैक्टशीट

यह फैक्टशीट बिहार में स्कूल शिक्षा पर किए गए व्यय को सारगर्भित तरीके से प्रस.....

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In a Glance: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India (GoI) which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a.....

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Does the Decentralisation of Administration Work?

This blog is part of a series that explores the conceptual underpinnings of decentralisation. The fir.....

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In a Glance: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PM-GKAY) is a food security welfare scheme announced by the Government of.....

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India’s Public Insurance Gamble

Dr Jeffrey Hammer has extensively worked on the economics of providing public health services in India. As part of the Ac.....

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India's Pandemic Response Event Launch: Life 'Inside Districts'

The Inside Districts series was started by the Accountability Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research to document the oft-overlooked stories of government.....

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India’s Fiscal Response to COVID-19: The Atmanirbhar Bharat Package

In May 2020, the Government of India announced the ₹20 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat econ.....

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COVID के दौरान हिमाचल प्रदेश में आशा और आंगनवाड़ी कार्यकर्ताओं की भूमिका

महामारी और लॉकडाउन के दौरान स्वास्थ्य कर्मी, पुलिस प्रशासन, सफाई कर्मचार.....

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Indresh Sharma

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Policy Buzz: Coronavirus-focus Eleventh Edition

Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. The current edition focusses on the Coronavirus pandemic in India, and t.....

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पॉलिसी बझः कोरोना व्हायरस-फोकस दहावी आवृत्ती

कल्याणकारी धोरणात जे घडत आहे त्या प्रत्येक पंधरवड्यात प्रकाशित झालेल्य.....

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पॉलिसी बज़्ज़: करोनावायरस आधारित दसवां संस्करण

विभिन्न कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में क्या घटित हो रहा है, इसको लेकर आपको हर 15 दिन �.....

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Shaping Ideas on Policy through The Edit

On 1st August 2019, we launched our monthly newsletter - The Edit - to bring you rich insights on India's public welfare system. Each month since then, we've handpicked our best analyses and o.....

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