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Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin, GOI, 2016-17
Using government data, this brief reports on trends for SBM Gramin along the following parameters: Allocations and expenditures Physical progress of toilets built Expenditures incurred under Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities In addition, this brief reports findings from a fund tracking survey (PAISA) conducted in December 2015. The survey covered close to 7,500 Households, … Continue reading "Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin, GOI, 2016-17"
Analysis of State Budgets: Elementary Education
This brief examines trends in elementary education spending in I ndia. It focuses on Government of India’s ( GOI) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and state government allocations and expenditures for elementary education since FY 2005-06.
MGNREGS’ accountability measures on wages weak
Clear rules that hold the entire government machinery accountable for delays in wages do not exist under the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), a team of researchers who have studied the programme for over 2 years have found. “Overcentralisation of the architecture has meant that accountability structures have been diluted,” said Dr … Continue reading "MGNREGS’ accountability measures on wages weak"
The Changing Shape of India’s Health Crisis
How far has India progressed on securing welfare of all? This blog is part of a series which uses data to unpack the status of health, education and policy reforms in India’s 71st year of freedom. There has been sea change in the kind of diseases that are making people in India unhealthy with the … Continue reading "The Changing Shape of India’s Health Crisis"
#2 WALKING THE TIGHTROPE: THE FUTURE OF THE IAS
As the Indian bureaucracy completes over 160 years, former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer T.R. Raghunanandan reflects on the decisions being taken by the government to reform the IAS and the impact these are likely to have. The first part of this blog can be found here. Once Officer Trainees are selected, they are all directed to … Continue reading "#2 WALKING THE TIGHTROPE: THE FUTURE OF THE IAS"