Intergenerational mobility in India is low. Those born poor are likely to stay poor, as inequities are entrenched. Now consider what two years of school closure will have done to widen the vast gap.
Author: accountability
We are Failing Our Children
There is grim news on education. But the silver lining is that the pandemic forced innovation. Build on it
Why Does India Struggle to Battle Hunger?
Food insecurity remains an alarming issue due to entitlement failures.
Building Capacity Towards Responsive Government
Transparency & Accountability Initiative spoke with Avani Kapur (Director of AI) and Avantika Shrivastava (Assistant Director Communications at AI) to explain how AI is driving evidence-based research on state capabilities and public service delivery and insights along the way.
Lessons from Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Budget Advocacy Experiences in South Asia
This case study covers the use of the PAISA (Planning, Allocations and Expenditures, Institutions Studies in Accountability) approach on the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), India’s national sanitation programme. The Accountability Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research has been using the PAISA approach since 2015 to track fund flows in the SBM.
A Novel Attempt to Break the Language Barrier in Research
What are some of the challenges in delivering language of research to the language of people, especially when knowledge is produced in a language different from that of the people? This piece will explore the question through Accountability Initiative’s (AI) attempt to take Social Accountability theory, produced in English to change-makers and development professionals in the Indian grassroots, through its vernacular course.
Will the Investigating Agencies & the Centre Take Notice of the Jharkhand Scam? | The Urban Debate
Avani Kapur participates in The Urban Debate on the recent scholarship scam in Jharkhand that has been unearthed by The Indian Express.
Health and Welfare Need More Focus Especially Because Of COVID-19
Avani Kapur discusses Budget 2021 the expenditure on health in a pandemic year.
ASHA Workers and Post-Pandemic Work – Instagram Live
In this live discussion with Jhatkaa, Ritwik Shukla, our Senior Research Associate spoke about the challenges of ASHA workers in terms of remuneration, health hazards, and repeated episodes of abusive/unpleasant remarks. He also talked about the lack of support from the family for this women-led force.
कोरोना की चुनौती से पार पाने के लिए फ्रंटलाइन वर्करों का मानदेय बढ़ने की दरकार
सेंटर फॉर पॉलिसी रिसर्च ने प्रदेश के सबसे बड़े काँगड़ा जिला के साथ सोलन में भी कोरोना फ्रंटलाइन वर्करों के समक्ष आ रही चुनौतियों व अन्य मुद्दों को लेकर अध्ययन किया।