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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

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.....

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Jal Jeevan Mission

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.....

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In a Glance: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

The 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.....

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Vastav Irava

Primer

In a Glance: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PM-GKAY) is a food security welfare scheme announced by the Government of.....

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Blog

India’s Fiscal Response to COVID-19: The Atmanirbhar Bharat Package

In May 2020, the Government of India announced the ₹20 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat econ.....

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Blog

Worsening State Finances During COVID-19 Require Course Correction

The Union government recently announced a special economic stimulus package of Rs. 20 lakh crore under the Atmanirbar Bharat Abhiyan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] While, among the proposed.....

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School Education Financing Needs Rethink in the Current Fund-Crunch Situation

India’s public school education system is currently confronting multiple challenges. First, the urgency to adapt to ICT-enabled modes of education delivery during the.....

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State Education Finances: A Deep-Dive into School Education Finances in Eight States

This study is an attempt to provide an in-depth understanding of school education financing in India through an analysis of expenditures incurred across eight states from FY 2014-15 to FY 2017-18......

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Study of State Finances 2020-21 (Provisional)

The 'Study of State Finances 2020-21' Working Paper delves into the revenue and expenditure performance of 17 States. As the COVID-19 pandemic tightens its grip, this timely analysis offers a unique w.....

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Op Eds

Rural India reels under economic slump

Currently, two of the Government of India’s (GoI) largest schemes focussed on reviving the rural economy have been the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Sch.....

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PM- KISAN : Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is an income support scheme by the Government of India (GoI) in which small and marginal farmers get up to Rs 6,000 per year to supplement their financial.....

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Jal Jeevan Mission

In Financial Year (FY) 2019-20, the National Rural Drinking Water Mission (NRDWM) was restructured and subsumed into Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). It is Government of India’s (GoI's) flagship rural drin.....

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Blog

India’s thirst: How can water supply be made sustainable?

Growing water scarcity is being recognised as an important problem facing India. The recent statistics in this regard are mind-boggling. By 2030, the government expects demand for water to be twice th.....

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National Rural Drinking Water Mission (NRDWM)

In FY 2017-18, the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was expanded and is now known as the National Rural Drinking Water Mission (NRDWM). It is Government of India’s (GoI) flagship rura.....

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National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) GoI, 2019-20 (Pre-Budget)

National Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship rural drinking water supply scheme. The scheme aims to provide safe and adequate water for drinking, cooking, a.....

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National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) (Post-Interim Budget)

The National Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship rural drinking water supply scheme. The scheme aims to provide safe and adequate water for drinking, cookin.....

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