Tag Search: “public service delivery”
Measuring poverty in the absence of Consumption Expenditure Survey data
In the first post of a six-part series on , Surjit Bhalla and Karan Bhasin discuss issues related to measurement of absolute poverty in India. They summarise their IMF working paper from April 2022, a...
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Surjit Bhalla
Karan Bhasin
10 October, 2022
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Has India eliminated extreme poverty?
In the second post of a six-part series on Gaurav Datt unpacks the claim that India was on the verge of eliminating extreme poverty, and questions two key assumptions on which it rests. Rather, he sh...
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Gaurav Datt
10 October, 2022
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The future of old times
India needs to plan for a radical expansion of public support for the elderly. In this piece, Drèze and Duflo argue that near-universal social security pensions would be a good start. Elderly persons,...
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Jean Drèze
Esther Duflo
26 September, 2022
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Electricity Act amendment: The need for a cautious approach
The recently proposed amendment to the Electricity Act, 2003 comes after nearly two decades with few legislative changes. In this post, Dixit and Josey review electricity sector developments, especial...
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Shantanu Dixit
Ann Josey
23 September, 2022
- Perspectives
Illam Thedi Kalvi: A booster shot for post-Covid education
Amidst worries about learning loss caused by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, Tamil Nadu's Illam Thedi Kalvi (ITK) – a volunteer-based education programme – has played a vital role in bri...
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Sarthak Agrawal
05 September, 2022
- Notes from the Field
How financial access impacts women’s decision-making role in households
Government programmes which grant women access to financial support often provide assistance which is too small to significantly impact women’s economic position within the household. This article use...
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Anjini Kochar
C. S. Nagabhusana
Ritwik Sarkar
Rohan Shah
Geeta Singh
31 August, 2022
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Access to antenatal care and its influence on children’s cognitive development
Research has shown that maternal health affects later-life outcomes of children. Using data from the Young Lives survey in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, this article shows that antenatal care has an i...
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Neha Adsul
Sarthak Gaurav
Priya Rampal
29 August, 2022
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The impact of community-based depression treatment in India
Although the prevalence of depression may have adverse economic impacts, especially in developing countries, treatment options in India are limited by a shortage of providers. This article looks at th...
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Manuela Angelucci
Daniel Bennett
23 August, 2022
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Digital agricultural extension: Stimulating or supplanting farmers’ interactions?
Governments and non-profit organisations are increasingly reliant on using digital technologies to deliver information. In the context of agricultural extension in Gujarat, this article looks at wheth...
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A. Nilesh Fernando
Renee Yaseen
18 August, 2022
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Caste-based differences in self-help groups: Evidence from a rural livelihood programme
The National Rural Livelihood Mission aims to increase income and improve wellbeing for rural households. Using survey data from nine states in India, this article analyses the existence of caste-base...
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Chandan Jain
Krishna Kejriwal
Ritwik Sarkar
Pooja Sengupta
05 August, 2022
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Access to health insurance in India: Direct and spillover effects
Many low-income households in India have been pushed into poverty by high healthcare costs. Uptake of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, the government-run national health insurance programme for bel...
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Gabriella Conti
Cynthia Kinnan
Anup Malani
Alessandra Voena
01 July, 2022
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Using personalised information delivery to improve uptake of emergency government benefits
Although many governments introduced additional benefits as part of existing welfare schemes for Covid-19 relief, there is often a significant gap between the introduction of, and access to these bene...
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Amrit Amirapu
Irma Clots-Figueras
Bansi Malde
Anirban Mitra
Debayan Pakrashi
Zaki Wahhaj
01 June, 2022
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