Dual control of the IAS is at the heart of the federal structure. The Delhi ordinance challenges it. It can create fissures between Centre, states
Tag: Public Administration
In India, Is A Guaranteed Funded Pension Feasible?
New models piloted by Andhra Pradesh and Brazil show a path beyond political posturing, and ensuring fiscal sustainability, certainty of benefits and innovation.
The Structural Constraints that Hinder Reform in India
Data from the 2023 Economic Survey illustrates an enduring tension in the dynamics of Centre-state relations that constrains policy reforms.
From Rights to Duties: The Deliberate Remaking of the Citizen
Citizens in this formulation are enablers of government working toward fulfilling its goals, rather than active, rights-bearing stakeholders.
The RISE Podcast: Yamini Aiyar on ‘Rewriting the Grammar of the Delhi Education System’
Yamini Aiyar speaks about her new book which documents the introduction of a new package of education reforms in Delhi public schools.
#127 सरकार का पैसा आख़िर जाता कहाँ है? Understanding India’s Public Finance
एक आम इंसान के रोज़मर्रा जीवन में कौनसी लेवल की सरकार ज़्यादा माईने रखती है? बजट के ज्ञान से राज्य की सक्षमता कैसे समझ सकते है? सरकार की वित्तीय विषयों पर जवाबदेही सुदृढ़ करने के लिए क्या सुधार ज़रूरी है?
‘No Country Has Provided Equitable, Inclusive Healthcare Without Investing In Public Health’
The National Health Mission needs more money, as does primary healthcare and India’s health workforce, Yamini Aiyar, president and chief executive of the Centre for Policy Research, and K. Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India, tell Govindraj Ethiraj
One Nation, Many Burdens
The GST system of indirect taxation completes five years in 2022, and it already seems to have caused cracks in the idea of fiscal federalism. States feel shortchanged at losing revenue year after year. Was it worth surrendering their taxation powers to a GST Council that tends to agree with the Centre?
Four Lessons the Pandemic has Taught Us on Accountability
The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark across the world. A global economic crisis now compounds human tragedies. The world is witnessing recessions, increased debt, mass unemployment and a decline in real wages, resulting in food and nutrition insecurity.
India’s Bureaucratic Challenge in the Post-Pandemic Era
India is a cautionary tale of what bureaucracy can achieve in times of crisis, and how much is at stake for a country when it doesn’t work.
India is a cautionary tale of what bureaucracy can achieve in times of crisis, and how much is at stake for a country when it doesn’t work.