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World Health Day
October 10 is known as the World Mental Health Day - an opportunity to raise awareness on this critical issue. ....
Read More >>Stories from the Field: International Migrants Day 2022
Our recent edition of Inside Districts....
Read More >>International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women 2022
The Government of India....
Read More >>Stories from the Field: Poshan Maah 2022
In 2022, we interviewed frontline workers delivering health and ....
Read More >>Poshan Tracker: Six Things to Know
The ‘Poshan Tracker’ is a mobile based application rolled out by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India to enable real-time tracki....
Read More >>Poshan Maah 2022 | Saksham Anganwadi & POSHAN 2.0
This interactive blog based on the new scheme guidelines for Saksham Anganwadi & POSHAN 2.0 will give you a comprehensive overview of what has changed from ....
Read More >>Why is ORS important?
Diarrohea is both preventable and treatable, yet it is one of the....
Read More >>Rural Health Statistics 2020-21
The Rural Health Statistics (RHS) 2020-21 report presents a snapshot of ....
Read More >>Forward Together in spite of Pandemic Uncertainty: 2021 Key Highlights Video
As the disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic deepened in 2021, we doubled down on our efforts towards Responsive Governance or the creation of a publ....
Read More >>Celebrating 48 Years of the Centre for Policy Research
How can ideas shape policy and what has been the role of policy research through the last few decades? How can effective engagement with ideas lead to sound pol....
Read More >>Nutritional Status of Boys and Girls in India
This photo essay touches on some key indicators reported by the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey 2019-20 (NFHS-5) on the nutritional status of b....
Read More >>National Nutrition Week & POSHAN Maah 2021
The video throws back to the situation in 2020, and provides a glimpse of the kind of challenges frontline workers faced.....
Read More >>Vaccination Drive Inside Districts
Even as the vaccination drive picks momentum in India, challenges like rumours over the vaccines remain. Download the flashcard to know more. Artist: Adira ....
Read More >>India During the Pandemic: Have Frontline Workers Received Resources?
As India reels under the second COVID-19 wave, watch this short video on personal protective equipment supplied by the government to ASHAs, Anganwadi Workers, ....
Read More >>Deepening Public Debate
Glimpse why the deepening of public debate is central to our work.....
Read More >>Catalysing Reforms
Take a look at the third major pillar of our work in this video.....
Read More >>International Women's Day 2021 Video
On International Women's Day, we're bringing you some perspectives of women frontline workers who are part of India's ....
Read More >>Madhya Pradesh's COVID-19 Welfare Measures Explained in 5 Photographs
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Read More >>Rajasthan's COVID-19 Welfare Measures Explained in 5 Photographs
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Read More >>Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 Welfare Measures Explained in 5 Photographs
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Read More >>Key Terms Associated with the RTI Act - By Josyula Lakshmi
Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 mandates timely response to citizen requests for government information. The objective is to empower citizens and promote tr....
Read More >>Inside Districts Edition 3 Releases Soon
If you have still not read our Inside Districts....
Read More >>Costing for India's Welfare Programmes
An explainer on the basics of costing and the policy cycle of India's welfare programm....
Read More >>Glimpse of the Locusts Attack
Locusts have destroyed crops in multiple Indian states. What do the numbers have to say? Take a look:....
Read More >>A Difficult Conversation
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in India, our Inside Districts series has offered a glimpse into the lives of Corona Warriors in the states. Visual cards....
Read More >>A Massive Bureaucratic Exercise
Across India's districts, people are being stamped for ease of identification, and are being monitored for symptoms. This deceptively simple tracking solution i....
Read More >>The Forest Voyage
The Inside Districts series has sought to bring the perspectives of district and....
Read More >>Social Protection in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
On 5 May 2020, Accountability Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research and the Coordination for COVID-19 Response Platform organised an online discussion on....
Read More >>International Day of Disabled Persons
On the International Day of Disabled Persons, understand what data says about India's status on participation of people with disabilities in education and emplo....
Read More >>Gram Panchayats: An Overview
This infographic gives an overview into how Gram Panchayats function....
Read More >>Test and Treat Anemia Week
The first week of September is observed as 'Test and Treat' Anemia Week in Bihar and Himachal Pradesh am....
Read More >>Breastfeeding Week
To encourage breastfeeding, the first seven days of August are celebrated as World Breastfeeding Week. We give you an overview of why the practice is critical t....
Read More >>Interim Budget Allocations- Nutrition
Union Cabinet portfolios have now been announced. Below is a snapshot of funds allocated in the Interim Budget by the Government of India for flagship pr....
Read More >>Expenditure on India's flagship rural drinking water scheme
Expenditure as a proportion of funds available under the govt's flagship rural drinking water prog-NRDWP- has been decreasing over the years....
Read More >>3 facts about ANMs in India
Do you know the following 3 facts about India's rural healthcare system....
Read More >>70 years, 7 schemes
The 70 Years, 7 Schemes series explores the critical welfare programmes of the government and how much these have achieved....
Read More >>How family income affects the likelihood of a child's survival
There is a stark difference on infant mortaility in children of India's richest 20 per cent and the poorest 20 per cent.....
Read More >>Know Your Scheme: Swachh Bharat Mission in Rajasthan
With the Swachh Bharat Mission drawing to a close in 2019, this Accountability Initiative study unpacks its implementation in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The infographi....
Read More >>Learnings from Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
What lessons does the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana hold for Ayushman Bharat?....
Read More >>Being an IAS Officer
A sub-divisional magistrate looks back at her experience as a career IAS officer....
Read More >>Sanitation Facts: Increase in the budget allocation for sanitation
Know more about past public policy decisions, efforts to increase toilet access and safe sanitation.....
Read More >>Sanitation Facts - A historical fact about toilet coverage in India
Sanitation Facts - A historical fact about toilet coverage in India....
Read More >>Sanitation Facts - The targets set by Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban visualised
Sanitation Facts - The targets set by Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban visualised....
Read More >>In Brief Data Crunch series: Missing data on government spending is a hurdle in policy research
The big picture remains incomplete in the absence of key information. What does this mean for public policy?....
Read More >>In Brief Data Crunch series: The Case of the Files
India's complex public data generation, record keeping system excessively relies on paper-based records....
Read More >>4 things to know about the National Achievement Survey
The National Ahievement Survey is conducted across 701 districts in India and covers 22 lakh children! It is an important source of information for education po....
Read More >>In Brief: No Detention Policy
Why was the No-Detention Policy introduced and what did it hope to achieve? The third part of our In Brief series provides a background.....
Read More >>Know Your Scheme: National Health Mission
What are the six major financing components of the National Health Mission?....
Read More >>What does Delhi's public school system look like?
Facts and Figures about government schooling in Delhi....
Read More >>Facts about the Special Status Category
Get up to speed with 3 facts on Special Category States and how this status has been accorded in the past.....
Read More >>Facts about the National Nutrition Mission
National Nutrition Mission is the country's apex body for monitoring, supervising, fixing targets relating to nutrition related interventions across ministries.....
Read More >>Know Your Scheme: Umbrella ICDS
Get a glimpse of the government's flagship nutrition programme- the ICDS.....
Read More >>A Look Inside India's Government School: Challenges and Concerns
On Teachers Day, take a look at what is impacting student learning in government schools.....
Read More >>Status of Elemenary Education and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Facts and figures about the allocation and expenditure on elementary education.....
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