Cycling to School: Increasing High School Enrolment for Girls in Bihar
This project studies the impact of an innovative Programme in the Indian state of Bihar that aimed to reduce the gender gap in secondary school enrolment by providing girls who continued to secondary school with a bicycle that would improve access to school. The findings shows that the Programme was...
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Karthik Muralidharan Nishith Prakash 
01 June, 2013
- IGC Research on India
Content Type: IGC Research on India
Topic: Human Development
Year: 2013
Evaluating the Effects of Targeted Transfers to 'Mahadalits' in Bihar
The aim of this project is to examine how the transfer of assets to ultra-poor households under different Mahadalit inititatives influences their sense of well-being and their notions of identity. The study investigates the efficacy of targeting of the transfers to the Mahadalits and its welfare imp...
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Hemanshu Kumar Rohini Somanathan
- 01 June, 2013
- IGC Research on India
Content Type: IGC Research on India
Topic: Poverty & Inequality
Year: 2013
Cash Transfer versus In-Kind Transfers: A conceptual framework and preliminary evidence
This project studied the performance of a conditional cash transfer scheme called Mukhyamantri Cycle Yojana, which provides money to purchase a bicycle to every student who is enrolled in standard nine of a government-run/-aided school. The findings show that although the bicycle programme has perfo...
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Maitreesh Ghatak Sandip Mitra
- 01 June, 2013
- IGC Research on India
Content Type: IGC Research on India
Topic: Governance
Year: 2013
The market for inflation-indexed bonds
On 15 May 2013, the Reserve Bank of India announced that it would begin monthly issues of inflation-indexed bonds starting June 2013. These bonds, wherein in the principal amount adjusts according to changes in the price level, are already in use in the developed world and their introduction in Indi...
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Gurbachan Singh
- 31 May, 2013
- Articles
Content Type: Articles
Topic: Money & Finance
Year: 2013
Could railways have done more to aid economic development in India?
Indian Railways celebrated its 160th anniversary last month. This column argues that while railways played a large economic role in British India, it is likely they could have done more to aid economic growth and development in the country.
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Dan Bogart Latika Chaudhary
- 29 May, 2013
- Articles
Content Type: Articles
Topic: Macroeconomics
Year: 2013
Tuberculosis control in India: More bang for bucks than simply saving lives
India has one of the world’s worst records on tuberculosis. This column presents recommendations for how to fight it more cost effectively.
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Arindam Nandi Ramanan Laxminarayan
- 27 May, 2013
- Articles
Content Type: Articles
Topic: Human Development
Year: 2013
Bihar's malnutrition crisis and potential solutions
The prevalence of underweight children in Bihar is higher than in any country in the world, and the provision of public services to address malnutrition is poor. Based on an assessment of the government’s nutritional support to mothers and children, this column sheds light on the grim public serv...
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Andrew Fraker Ronald Abraham
- 24 May, 2013
- Articles
Content Type: Articles
Topic: Governance
Year: 2013
Educating India: Choice, autonomy and learning outcomes
The Indian education system does not effectively promote the prior right of parents to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. This column argues that the degree of freedom of not just parents, but also of school principals, teachers and education providers is a key dete...
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Parth J. Shah
- 22 May, 2013
- Articles
Content Type: Articles
Topic: Human Development
Year: 2013
The invisible and urgent challenge of learning
While almost all six to fourteen year olds in India are enrolled in school, their performance is far below expected levels. The common view is that the problem can be addressed by filling gaps in the system such as inadequate infrastructure or teacher shortage. This column argues that these inputs ...
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Rukmini Banerji
- 20 May, 2013
- Articles
Content Type: Articles
Topic: Human Development
Year: 2013
Did the metro help reduce air pollution in Delhi?
The Delhi metro has been operational for over a decade now. Has it helped reduce the high levels of air pollution? This column presents initial findings from research that suggests that the metro has encouraged people to switch from private to public mode of travel, resulting in positive effects on...
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Deepti Goel Sonam Gupta
- 17 May, 2013
- Articles
Content Type: Articles
Topic: Environment
Year: 2013
The challenges of opening up India's capital account
A key objective for any open economy is to avoid a financial or balance of payments crisis – a goal that often calls for trade-offs between liberalisation and maintaining control of the economy. This column explores the trade offs India has made.
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Abhijit Sen Gupta Rajeswari Sengupta
- 15 May, 2013
- Articles
Content Type: Articles
Topic: Macroeconomics
Year: 2013
Renewable energy and India's future
In the world’s second-most populous country, it is unsurprising that the topic of energy supply should be a key issue – and, in particular, its sustainability. This column completes a series on India’s energy challenges. It argues that sustainable energy supply and continued rapid economic gro...
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Ramprasad Sengupta
- 13 May, 2013
- Articles
Content Type: Articles
Topic: Macroeconomics
Year: 2013