This blog delves into the importance of the Public Distribution System (PDS) during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its functioning. .....
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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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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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The brief explores India’s labour market policies on provisioning of social security to informal workers in the unorganised sector......
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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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This factsheet contains an overview of the different functions that the District Collector role is carrying out in India's Coronavirus pandemic response......
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It might be too early to treat direct benefit transfers as a one-size-fits-all policy solution given the difficulties some Indians have in accessing cash. .....
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The Government of India last month promised a Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package to weaken the blow from COVID-19. Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) will be the mainstay mec.....
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