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.....
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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.....
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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.....
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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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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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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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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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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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India and the world have committed to Universal Health C.....
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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.....
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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.....
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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.....
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In India, 15 nutrition interventions are deliv.....
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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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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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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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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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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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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, 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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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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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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The article highlights how meeting daily food requirements has become a challenge for a lot of people amid the pandemic. .....
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The article highlights how meeting daily food requirements has become a challenge for a lot of people amid the pandemic. .....
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पोषण पर कोविड-19 महामारी का प्रभाव आने वाले कई सालों तक महसूस होने वा.....
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The COVID-19 pandemic has hugely affected the Indian government's nutrition programmes making groups like pregnant women and infants suffer the most. In this article the assoc.....
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India should have spent at least ₹38,571 crore in 2019-20, across Union government ministries and State government departments to fully finance a set of core direct nutrition interventions (DNIs), a.....
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On 21 May 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the ten.....
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Breaking the silence on specific measures to increase health expenditure and infrastructure on 17th May, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made health one of the key.....
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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) The.....
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The 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......
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Improving learning outcomes are the principal focus of contemporary education policy in India. There are numerous ways to achieve these outcomes, many of which were identified in the Right to Educatio.....
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This paper attempts to add to the given literature by undertaking a detailed analysis of school consolidation process in Rajasthan. It seeks to answer the following questions:- First, what are the.....
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The roll-out of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) has been a frenetic affair (over 4 crore e-cards issued in less than 10 months). .....
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The budget has taken a few steps in the right direction, but there is a need to intensify public expenditure on health......
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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).....
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The Integrated Child Development Services is the Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship programme aimed at providing basic education, health, and nutrition services for early childhood development.....
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This brief reports on two maternity benefits schemes, offering conditional cash transfers to pregnant women and mothers: a) The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Government of India’s (Go.....
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The Government of India has committed to .....
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The Integrated Child Development Services is the Government of India’s (GoI's) flagship programme aimed at providing basic education, health, and nutrition services for early childhood development......
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This brief reports on two maternity benefits schemes, offering conditional cash transfers to pregnant women and mothers: a) The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Government of India’s (Go.....
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This brief reports on two maternity benefits schemes, offering conditional cash transfers to pregnant women and mothers: a) The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Government of India’s (Go.....
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The Integrated Child Development Services is the Government of India’s (GoI's) flagship programme aimed at providing basic education, health and nutrition services for early childhood development. T.....
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How far has India progressed on securing welfare of all? This blog is part of a series which uses data to unpack the status of health, education and policy reforms in India's 71st year of free.....
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Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) is Government of India’s (GoI) flagship secondary education programme. The scheme was launched in March 2009 to augment access to, and improve the quality.....
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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the Government of India’s (GoI) flagship elementary education programme. Launched in 2001, it aims to provide universal education to children between the ages of 6 to.....
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How far has India progressed on securing welfare of all? This blog is part of a series which uses data to unpack the status of health, education and policy reforms in India's 71st year of free.....
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How far has India progressed on securing welfare of all? This blog is part of a series which uses data to unpack the status of health, education and policy reforms in India's 71st year of free.....
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To digitise aspects of public facilities for the privileged is not hard – they have ready access to multiple bank accounts, are web literate, and possess the latest smartphones for instant connectiv.....
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