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Bewildering case of cycling of funds within the system
Venugopal Kalakota (PAISA associate), Accountability Initiative While on the field, our PAISA associates come across various bewildering situations. This one about the cycling of funds through the system, without leading to any output, is one of the funnier ones. Following the passage of the Right to Education 2010, the State Implementation Society(SIS) for Sarva Shiska … Continue reading "Bewildering case of cycling of funds within the system"
Understanding Local Dynamics and Tracking Fraud/Corruption in NREGS
In a previous blog post, Yamini talked about the study on social audits[i]. It was for this study that I was in Andhra Pradesh from 5th Feb to 18th Feb. The study aims to analyse the efficacy of the social audits as a platform to capture the universe of complaints and whether it leads to … Continue reading "Understanding Local Dynamics and Tracking Fraud/Corruption in NREGS"
What are we reading? – Feb 17th
The New York City Charter Schools Evaluation project analyzes the achievement of 93 percent of the New York City Charter school students who were enrolled in test-taking grades (grades 3 through 12) in 2000-01 through 2007-08. The technical report, accessible here, which describes the methodology of assessment is what has interested our researchers The Justice … Continue reading "What are we reading? – Feb 17th"
Rants of a Public Finance Junkie
For the past few months, my colleague and I had been holed up at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), trying to “uncover” the wonderful world of state budgets. Our task appeared to be simple – we wanted to categorise the elementary education budget for various states into more accessible and functional … Continue reading "Rants of a Public Finance Junkie"
What are we reading? – Feb 10th
Here is this week’s reading list. Hope you enjoy reading the articles and watching the videos! Improving governance through Budget Transparency: Twenty years ago hardly any organizations focused on budget transparency as a key to improving democratic accountability and improving outcomes for poor. Now, over 200 groups in at least 119 countries engage in such work. … Continue reading "What are we reading? – Feb 10th"