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Policy Buzz
Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. Policy News The Union government has urged all state governments to ensure that the aspirational districts have a nutrition garden at Anganwadi centres (AWCs). To learn more about the AWCs and what they look like … Continue reading "Policy Buzz"
Accountability and Curbing Institutional Fragmentation in Urban Areas
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. The previous blog is available at this link. This … Continue reading "Accountability and Curbing Institutional Fragmentation in Urban Areas"
The Citizen and Expenditure Tracking in Urban Areas: Learnings from Tumakuru
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. The previous blog is available at this link. For … Continue reading "The Citizen and Expenditure Tracking in Urban Areas: Learnings from Tumakuru"
Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme
Even as large parts of government budgets and efforts are directed towards fighting the pandemic, it is important to ensure that children are not overlooked. Critical during this time is going to be ensuring that sufficient resources are provided for the protection to children in precarious positions and ensuring that the existing resources are utilised … Continue reading "Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme"
Sidharth Santhosh
Sidharth Santhosh is a Senior Research Associate at the Accountability Initiative (AI) where they are researching social accountability and responsive and collaborative governance practices. This includes research on how bureaucrats learn welfare governance, navigate convergence in policies, and manage citizen-state coalitions in India. They support the capacity-building of early-stage NGOs, university students, and bureaucrats. Prior … Continue reading "Sidharth Santhosh"