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What Municipalities Do: Findings from a Study in Tumakuru Smart City, Karnataka

This blog is part of a series unpacking the ‘PAISA for Municipalities‘ research which analysed urban local body finances in Tumakuru Smart City of Karnataka. The first part offers why the study was conducted, the backdrop to the study, and the researchers involved. It can be found here.   In my previous blog, I had described the … Continue reading "What Municipalities Do: Findings from a Study in Tumakuru Smart City, Karnataka"

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Study: COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour, Community Backlash among Major Concerns for Frontline Workers during Pandemic

For Frontline Workers (Anganwadi Workers, ASHAs, and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives), increased responsibilities and having to juggle different tasks were not their only priorities. Behind the scenes, they have often struggled with challenges in their communities, and personal and familial lives in the last year.  We conducted a study in two districts of Himachal Pradesh and … Continue reading "Study: COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour, Community Backlash among Major Concerns for Frontline Workers during Pandemic"

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The Urban Challenge after a Panchayats Study in Karnataka

This blog is part of a series unpacking the ‘PAISA for Municipalities‘ research which analysed urban local body finances in Tumakuru Smart City of Karnataka. The first part offers why the study was conducted, the backdrop to the study, and the researchers involved. It can be found here.   Following Accountability Initiative’s PAISA for Panchayats Study, … Continue reading "The Urban Challenge after a Panchayats Study in Karnataka"

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PAISA for Municipalities

This study aims to understand the nature and compute the size of the local public sector in the Smart City of Tumakuru, in Karnataka State. It makes use of our flagship methodology Planning, Allocations and Expenditures, Institutions Studies in Accountability (PAISA). It aims to understand: An analysis of functions devolved to the Municipal Corporation. Study … Continue reading "PAISA for Municipalities"

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How States Drag their Feet on Citizens’ Participation in Urban Governance: A Case Study

In my last blog, I had observed that while the structures for participation in public governance in rural areas have progressed across the country, there has not been similar action with respect to promoting citizens’ participation in urban governance. I had given the details of how Karnataka, generally considered to be one of the champions … Continue reading "How States Drag their Feet on Citizens’ Participation in Urban Governance: A Case Study"