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Policy Buzz: Edition 7
Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. Policy News Governance: The Andhra Pradesh government has introduced a Village and Wards Secretariat programme with the aim of making public services more transparent and accessible on ground. More than 1.20 lakh employees have … Continue reading "Policy Buzz: Edition 7"
The Eureka Moment Episode 2
The government school education system in India is facing numerous challenges. To address some of them, the draft National Education Policy (NEP) released in May 2019 has mooted the creation of school complexes for better resourcing of government schools and curbing low student enrollment. A school complex will be a single organisational and administrative unit, … Continue reading "The Eureka Moment Episode 2"
School Consolidation: Catalyst for Change or an Inequitable Policy?
Improving learning outcomes are the principal focus of contemporary education policy in India. There are numerous ways to achieve these outcomes, many of which were identified in the Right to Education Act (2009). With the implementation of the Right to Education, the inputs supplied to schools such as teachers, space, meals, and educational materials have … Continue reading "School Consolidation: Catalyst for Change or an Inequitable Policy?"
Rethinking Communications: How ‘Ideas of Scale’ could be the Next Leap for Research Groups
Key Takeaways ‘Ideas of scale’ are evidence-backed conceptual insights into governance. An ‘idea of scale’ can spark small but consequential actions by providing the right knowledge to people who can be changemakers. These people may be part of the public administration or be those who interact with the service delivery system regularly such as citizens … Continue reading "Rethinking Communications: How ‘Ideas of Scale’ could be the Next Leap for Research Groups"
A Testimony to Integrity in Procurement at Shivasamudram
This blog is part of a series. The first blog can be found here. The Shivasamudram project became a truly international one in terms of supplies. While the electric plant came from the United States, the hydraulic plant came from Switzerland, the penstock pipes from Scotland, the insulators from Italy and the timber for the … Continue reading "A Testimony to Integrity in Procurement at Shivasamudram"