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Linking outlays to outcomes in Education
By 2009, India has succeeded in enrolling 95% of all children in the elementary school going age into school. This is an impressive achievement. Thanks to a decent rate of growth and political commitment to address poverty, overall expenditures on programs like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan have been increasing. There is today a government primary school within one … Continue reading "Linking outlays to outcomes in Education"
The RTI Act Turns 5
The cornerstone of the UPA government’s agenda when it was elected to government in 2004, the RTI Act celebrates its fifth birthday today, 12 October 2010. Some might say that five years is not a long time in the history of a law, but perhaps no other legislation has captured the imagination of the public … Continue reading "The RTI Act Turns 5"
Debate on the UID: Share your views!
Accountability Intitative invites your views on the UID, on the brink of its first roll out in rural Maharashtra. We welcome comments on any aspect of the UID– its’ implementation, design, flaws, potential, constitutionality; as well as any relevant links or media you may wish to share. The launch of the UID has led to … Continue reading "Debate on the UID: Share your views!"
There’s no such thing as a local Plan
Recently, in a move that has been rightly acknowledged as the first tangible step toward radically overhauling the Five-Year Plan process, the Planning Commission unveiled a new approach to the Twelfth Plan, aimed at making it an inclusive and participative process. To start, the commission has put together a strategy matrix for the approach paper … Continue reading "There’s no such thing as a local Plan"
India’s Financial Drain
Global Financial Integrity recently published a study, The Drivers and Dynamics of Illicit Financial Flows from India: 1948-2008, that found that India has lost $462 billion in illegal assets during the period, as a result of corruption, bribery and tax evasion. $125 billion dollars were lost in just the past decade, and nearly half the total losses … Continue reading "India’s Financial Drain"