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The ‘Avoiding Accountability’ Series – A Case Study of Public Housing in Karnataka
In his series, T.R Raghunandan, author of Raghu Bytes (a collection of blogs on bureaucracy, governance and accountability) unpacks the successes and failures of accountability measures in the public housing sector in India. He does this by investigating how housing policies are designed, passed on and finally reach the beneficiary. In his first blog, The … Continue reading "The ‘Avoiding Accountability’ Series – A Case Study of Public Housing in Karnataka"
The Public Housing Sector – A Case Study of Karnataka
Public Housing is a government service that garners a lot of attention, for several reasons. It is of course, an essential service and hugely important from the perspective of the poor. There are several such pro-poor services provided by the government, covering everything from health care to subsidised food, to crèches, schools and toilets. Housing … Continue reading "The Public Housing Sector – A Case Study of Karnataka"
Money for nothing: lessons from PAISA studies
This is an article written in the ASER 2016 Report on the Annual Status on Education. Back in 2012, Accountability Initiative researchers set out to understand the planning and budgeting process for elementary education. The focus of our analysis was the district education administration. Under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA, the Government of India’s flagship … Continue reading "Money for nothing: lessons from PAISA studies"
Challenges in the implementation of School Management Committees: A case study
The School Management Committee (SMC), is a legal provision[1] for a partnership between community and school. The point is to implement a shared vision for a ‘good education’ for the neighbourhood’s children. It is based on the belief that even people with little personal experience of schooling, have a vision for their children’s futures and … Continue reading "Challenges in the implementation of School Management Committees: A case study"
Incubating and Selling Policy – A Case Study of Demonetisation
Over the last month, the demonetisation saga has been holding centre stage in India. On 8 November, the Prime Minister announced the decision of the government to declare that from that midnight onwards, Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 currency notes would not be legal tender. The reasons given for this decision were that it would … Continue reading "Incubating and Selling Policy – A Case Study of Demonetisation"