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National Rural Health Mission, GOI, 2014-15

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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Avani Kapur , Smriti Iyer

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National Social Assistance Programme, GOI 2014-15

The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) was launched in 1995 with the objective of supporting minimum needs of specified social groups such as the elderly, widows and disabled persons living i.....

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Avani Kapur , Smriti Iyer

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Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, GOI 2014-15

Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) previously called the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) is the Government of India's (GOI) flagship programme for providing access to rural sanitation facilities. Using go.....

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Avani Kapur , Smriti Iyer

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Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, GOI 2014-15

The Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) is the Government of India’s (GOI) flagship secondary education programme. The scheme was launched in March 2009 to augment access to and improve the q.....

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Avani Kapur , Smriti Iyer

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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, GOI, 2014-15

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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Avani Kapur , Smriti Iyer

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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, GOI, 2015-16

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 a.....

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Avani Kapur , Smriti Iyer

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Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin, GOI, 2015-16

The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), previously called the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA),is the Government of India’s (GOI) flagship programme for providing access to sanitation facilities. Using gover.....

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Blog

Not The Straight & The Narrow

With a new government coming to power in the capital and National Elections round the corner; there have been a lot of discussion over issues of government. The question of why governments do not t.....

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Smriti Iyer

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Highlights from the Interim Budget 2014-15

This document highlights the key features of the interim budget 2014-15 that was released on 17th February, 2014. The final budget will be released post elections in July 2014. Please keep track of.....

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Vote on it

The 16th Lok Sabha elections are round the corner.  In an attempt to keep up with the times, this blog seeks to provide some insight into voter turnout trends and a theoretical mode.....

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Smriti Iyer

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Fiscal Transfers based on Inputs or Outcomes? Lessons from the Twelfth and Thirteenth Finance Commission in India

There is limited empirical evidence about the efficacy of fiscal transfers for a specific purpose, including for health which represents an important source of funds for the delivery of public service.....

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Bachpan Bachao : India’s Child Protection framework

The issue of child protection has become especially relevant in recent times; many reports have highlighted the extent of child protection issues in India. Reports state that 12% of India's children b.....

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Smriti Iyer 

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Kinks in Development- MDGs in India

In early 2000, the Millennium Declaration articulated a bold vision and established concrete ‘goals’ for improving the lives of those threatened by.....

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Smriti Iyer

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The Perpetuating Problem of Coordination

Different kinds of roads make a city. There are roads which are barely pucca, some which have a generous spread of potholes and provides many more chances of being run over by rapidly moving traffic......

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Smriti Iyer

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Vote on it

The 16th Lok Sabha elections are round the corner.  In an attempt to keep up with the times, this blog seeks to provide some insight into voter turnout trends and a theoretical model on wh.....

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Smriti Iyer

Blog

Highlights from the Interim Budget 2014-15

This document highlights the key features of the interim budget 2014-15 that was released on 17th February, 2014. The final budget will be released post elections in July 2014. Please keep track of.....

Read More >>
Blog

Not The Straight & The Narrow

With a new government coming to power in the capital and National Elections round the corner; there have been a lot of discussion over issues of government. The question of why governments do not take.....

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Smriti Iyer