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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, GOI 2011-12

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the Government of India’s (GOI) flagship elementary education programme. Launched in 2001, it aims to provide universal primary education to children between the age.....

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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, GOI 2012-13

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the Government of India's (GOI) flagship elementary education programme. Launched in 2001, it aims to provide universal primary education to children between the age.....

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National Rural Health Mission, GOI, 2011-12

Launched in 2005, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is the Government of India's (GOI) largest public health programme. Using government data, this brief reports on NRHM expenditures along t.....

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'Air-ing' some statistics

With the monsoons finally here, most of us have been stuck in airports waiting in vain for flights that have been cancelled. The lucky few have had to endure only delayed flights. With that all-consum.....

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Decentralisation, Governance and Development: An Indian Perspective

About the Book India believed it could take development closer to its people, make the government more accountable, and empower women and oppressed communities through decentralisa.....

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The Big Plan Theory

A few weeks ago, the Business Standard reported that the Rangarajan Committee had recommended doing away with the distinction between plan and non-plan expenditure in the accounting.....

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 Anirvan Chowdhury

Blog

'Air-ing' some statistics

With the monsoons finally here, most of us have been stuck in airports waiting in vain for flights that have been cancelled. The lucky few have had to en.....

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Do GPs get their money?

A Case Study of Gram Panchayat Fund Flows in Birbhum District, West Bengal Analytical studies on rural local government finance are few and far between in India. The paucity of reliable data and th.....

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