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JNNURM – A Work in Progress
Avani Kapur As India completes 60 years of being a republic, one can’t help but look around at our towns and cities and wonder where we are heading. And as a resident of Delhi, the first thought that comes to my mind (maybe due to the infinite signs that plague Delhi roads in anticipation of … Continue reading "JNNURM – A Work in Progress"
Pratham Launches its Annual Status of Education Report 2009
Pratham’s Annual State of Education Report (ASER) 2009 was launched last week. ASER is a path breaking effort at monitoring outcomes and pushing for accountability from government for monies spent. The report is based on a study of 575 rural districts in India and covered 16,291 villages, 338,027 households and 6,91,734 children. The annual survey … Continue reading "Pratham Launches its Annual Status of Education Report 2009"
Money for Nothing
Yamini Aiyar and Anit Mukherjee Elementary education policy in India is, as economist Lant Pritchett characterizes it, in a ‘Big Stuck’. Stuck because despite money being poured in to the system – funding for elementary education has had a five-fold increase since the launch of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) in 2001 – outcomes remain … Continue reading "Money for Nothing"
Right of Citizens for Redressal of their Grievances
This brief analyses the key features of The Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011 (referred to as the GR Bill in the Policy Brief). The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2011, in the wake of the public furore over … Continue reading "Right of Citizens for Redressal of their Grievances"
Delivering Services the Smart Way
E-governance can improve service delivery by connecting citizens directly with service providers. In recent years,central and state governments in India have been experimenting with technologies such as smart cards to help deliver large scale social sector programmes more efficiently. This policy brief examines the use of smart cards in India and explores the potential of … Continue reading "Delivering Services the Smart Way"