While there are 733 One Stop Centres operational in the country, the scheme faces several challenges in providing effective assistance and support to women who are survivors of violence
Tag: Government Schemes
PM Poshan| Experts Express Concern Over Quality of Food, Seek Higher Budget Allocation
The PM POSHAN scheme covers 12 crore children in India and is touted to be one of the world’s largest school meal programmes. The allocation, though, in this year’s budget has fallen to Rs 11,600 crore rupees from FY23’s revised estimates (RE) of Rs 12,800 crore.
Decoding Exclusion (Episode 3) with Mridusmita Bordoloi
This interview series is produced by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, under the Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme. This interview series is based and born from Vidhi’s report, “Clearing the Air: A Synthesised Mapping of Out of School Children during COVID-19 in India (April 2020-May 2022)”.
14 States Provide Eggs as Part of Mid-Day Meal Scheme: Education Ministry
The introduction of eggs in mid-day meal schemes has been opposed by religious and caste groups that push for vegetarian meals in several states.
Samagra Shiksha Programme: Centre Proposes ₹1,181 Crore Allocation for Punjab Next Fiscal
The Union ministry of education has proposed an allocation of ₹1,181.30 crore for Punjab in the financial year 2023-24 under the centrally sponsored Samagra Shiksha programme for school education.
Budget 2023: Infrastructure Spending Grows But At The Expense Of Social Sector Spending
While the capital expenditure of the government doubled, this is the first time, since 2009, that social sector spending is less than 20% of total government expenditure.
Budget2023: Rural Jobs Programme Budget Cut by 18%
This is the first time, based on data from 2014-15 to 2022-23, that the budget allocation has been lower than the previous year.
Ensure Growth with Jobs: Don’t Leave Poor Behind
In the Indian context, social policy, which includes social protection, is critical. How have some of the government schemes and interventions fared in this regard?
Welfare Initiatives | For the People
The evolution of India’s welfare state tells the story of the power and possibility of democratic participation—one that has shaped national and global discourse.
Work Demand under MGNREGS at 4-Month High, FY23 Funds almost Exhausted
The budgetary allocation for MGNREGS has already been exhausted, if pending liabilities for the financial year are included