The budget is a vital tool to support the government in executing various programs and schemes in a methodical and strategic manner. Most importantly, it is the document that informs citizens of how t.....

During Financial Year (FY) 2022-23, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Accountability Initiative (AI) at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) undertook a rapid assessment.....

During Financial Year (FY) 2022-23, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Accountability Initiative (AI) at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) undertook a rapid assessment.....

Mission Vatsalya is a Centrally-Sponsored Scheme (CSS), which aims to achieve child protection and welfare, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It lay.....

The bureaucracy is considered to be the steel framework that makes the country’s development aspirations a reality, but little is understood in the public about the people behind the scenes. S.....

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The Accountability Initiative was founded in 2008 as a research group which would unpack tough questions on the welfare system in India by way of rigorous evidence-building. Over the years, we.....

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

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Meghalaya has been a poor performer across critical health indicators such as maternal mortality, infant mortality, and several aspects of nutrition in the National Family Health Survey - V. The state.....

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

Social audits are a citizen-driven form of social accountability. In a social audit, state documents are made available for public scrutiny and public hearings are held with t.....

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This is the second of a two-part blog series on the promises and challenges of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.  The Ayushman Bharat Digi.....

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 .....

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 .....

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

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

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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.....

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.....

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

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

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

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

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.....

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

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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.....

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

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

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

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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.....

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

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

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

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

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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.....

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.....

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......

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.....

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.....

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: .....

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

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

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

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

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

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.....

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

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.....

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.....

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.....

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

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

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

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.....

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.....

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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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.....

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

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

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.....

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.....

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

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

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

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.....

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

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.....

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

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. .....

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.....

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.....

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. .....

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......

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

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.....

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

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.....

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.....

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

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. .....

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

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

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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.....

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.....

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,.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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? .....

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

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

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

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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

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.....

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

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

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

In the Global Hunger Index (GHI) released.....

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

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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.....

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

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

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.....

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. .....

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�.....

With rising demand for education during the last few decades from all sections of the society, there has been an inc.....

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By serving as convening hubs for diverse stakeholders to come together and discuss pressing policy concerns, Indian think tanks help U.S. policymakers understand local viewpoi.....

Education is both a public and a private good. Governments take on the high cost of delivering education because of its public-good qualities – in other words, the wider benefits to societies and ec.....

The 'consultant' performing functions outsourced to them by government is a global phenomenon. .....

The Government of India has reiterated that the goal for India’s healthcare system is to progressively achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This is the prominent.....

During the National Vigilance Week, a couple of weeks back, I was called to give a presentation at a prominent Bengaluru-based Public Sector Organisation. This happe.....

There is a broad agreement that India’s North-Eastern Region (NER) is relatively better off in gender-based development parameters. That being so, one should expect advantageous labour market outcom.....

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The budgetary allocation for MGNREGS has already been exhausted, if pending liabilities for the financial year are included .....

राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 2020 को लागू हुए दो साल पूरे हो चुके �.....

Why has the government put the census on hold and how has it impacted us? .....

भारत की नवीनतम राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति .....

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The conventional wisdom behind e-Governance, repeated so often that we ignore its true implications, states that e-Governance improves transparency. This leads to the question; what exactly is.....

India’s latest National Education Policy has envisaged universal access to education by 2030. However, while enrolment is high in elementary schools, access to and uptake of.....

Rather than relying on new infrastructure projects, which are both capital-intensive and slow to start, the focus must be on the maintenance of existing infrastructure, writes.....

First published as background paper prepared for the Global Education Monitoring Report on Non-state actors in Education –South A.....

Welfare schemes in India are 'targeted' based on eligibility criteria laid down by the State. .....

The bureaucracy is considered to be the steel framework that makes the country’s development aspirations a reality, but little is understood in the public about the people behind the scenes. S.....

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

The previous blog.....

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While government departments work in silos, there is potential to synergise effort, finances, and technical expertise to plan and implement programmes and achieve holistic objectives. This can benefit.....

The economist Jack Waldon made an astute, if somewhat cynical observation, in the context of democratic decentralisation through multi-level governments. He said tha.....

It has been three years since the Rajasthan Public.....

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

The pandemic induced slowdown gripped the country and many states faced an unprecedented migrant crisis. Inevitably, the unemployment rate shot up in almost all the Ind.....

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Last month, on the 75th anniversary of Independence Day, several convicts serving a life sentence were released from jail in an act of clemency. They were convicted.....

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

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

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Among comparable nations, India spends the least on social protections, yet we’re debating ‘freebies’, says Yamini Aiyar. .....

Menstrual health is defined as the state of “complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing” duri.....

The complexities involved in governing India are widely acknowledged. In countless conversations, the government is spoken to be akin to a machine with its cogs (people) and wheels (processes, rules a.....

First published in DCPCR's Children First: Journal on Children's Live; available here. Union budget 2022-23, announced the renami.....

As the pandemic induced unemployment skyrocketed, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) became a social security net to fall back on f.....

Citizens in this formulation are enablers of government working toward fulfilling its goals, rather than active, rights-bearing stakeholders. .....

Over the decades, an elite obsession with getting the state out of the way has left a majority of Indians without the power to claim any real economic freedom. .....

Every year, I get a chance to interact with officer trainees who have joined the higher bureaucracy and are under training in the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academ.....

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

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

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Avani Kapur is a Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and leads the Accountability Initiative (AI). Her own interest has been in building evidence for policy advocacy to strength.....

The Monsoon Session 2022 of Parliament commenced on 18 July 2022 and was adjourned sine die on 8 August 2022. Below are curated highlights from the Question Hour and Ze.....

The bureaucracy is considered to be the steel framework that makes the country’s development aspirations a reality, but little is understood in the public about the people behind the scenes. S.....

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

The National Education Policy 2020, completes two years this year. Among its areas of focus has been the introduction of pre-primary education, also referred to.....

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

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The bureaucracy is considered to be the steel framework that makes the country’s development aspirations a reality, but little is understood in the public about the people behind the sce.....

यह पाया गया है की एक स्वस्थ शासन के लिए नागरिकों की भागीदारी काफ�.....

A lot has happened in Karnataka regarding the situation of corruption since I wrote my .....

The PAISA for Panchayats research project extends Accountability Initiative’s PAISA methodology to track fund flows and implementations processes at the Panchayat level. This study attempts to bridg.....

The newly-released Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2020-21 documents an important employment trend. During the one-year period between July 2020 (3 months after th.....

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 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), India's flagship programme on rural livelihoods, witnessed neither a mention in the .....

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

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The release of the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 results is an opportune moment for evaluating the status of education systems in the country. With over 1.18 lakh schools and 34 lakh students.....

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

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

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

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

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

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Latest government data show an increase of almost four million in government school enrollment and a decrease of three million in private school enrolment between 2019-20 and.....

I had ended last week’s blog by saying that in India, we nee.....

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

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

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The use of mobile devices to deliver public health interventions is rapidly increasing, particularly in low resource settings. Despite their proliferation, several mHealth interventions in developing.....

A few weeks back, a contentious issue hit the headlines in Bengaluru. The state government withdrew nearly all its police officers, of the rank of Superintendents an.....

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

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

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The 15th Finance Commission maintained states' higher share of central taxes while recommending an overall increase in government health spending to prepare better for the nex.....

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

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 fin.....

Launched in August 2019, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) aims to provide functional household tap connections (FHTCs) to every rural household in India by 2024. At the start o.....

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

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

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The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, India’s guiding policy document on achieving equitable and quality education for all, has reiterated the need for increasing.....

The second part of the Budget Session 2022 commenced on 14th March and concluded on 8th April. Below are curated highlights from the Question Hour and Zero Hour during.....

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

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

The bureaucracy is considered to be the steel framework that makes the country’s development aspirations a reality, but little is understood in the public about the people behind the scenes. .....

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Over the past few years, attempts have been made previously to develop a public finance management system that tracks funds through the budget cycle. One such example is the Union government’s Publi.....

Millions of Indian citizens depend on the government for basic services like education, health, nutrition, and others. For these services to reach citizens, a gigantic.....

The bureaucracy is considered to be the steel framework that makes the country’s development aspirations a reality, but little is understood in the public about the people behind the scenes. .....

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

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A dawning realisation from my recent and continuing engagement with the recasting of the National.....

Each time cases surged, schools were the first to close and only restarted in person months after every other economic activity had resumed. .....

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In this podcast, Yamini Aiyar speaks with journalist Rhoda Metcalfe about how the digital divide has pushed poor kids into an educational deficit that could reverberate for ye.....

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

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

Yamini Aiyar speaks about her new book which documents the introduction of a new package of education reforms in Delhi public schools. .....

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

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

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.....

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.....

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.....

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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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.....

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

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

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

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

In India, 15 nutrition interventions are deliv.....

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

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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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.....

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.....

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

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

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.....

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.....

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

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

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

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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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.....

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.....

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 .....

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

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

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

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

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

Experts wonder if the budget focused too much on online education .....

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.....

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

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.....

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.....

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.....

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

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.....

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

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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......

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,.....

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.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.....

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.....

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.....

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

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

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

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

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.....

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

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

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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.....

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

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

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

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

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

‘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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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.....

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

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

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

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.....

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

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.....

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

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.....

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

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

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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.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.....

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

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.....

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

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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.....

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

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

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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.....

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.....

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

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

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

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

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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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.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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,.....

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

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

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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......

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

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

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.....

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.....

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.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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? .....

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

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 .....