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Act guaranteed free education to children aged 6-14 years, including children with disabilities. Given that the school … cent increase in schooling among children with disabilities within three years. The estimate is driven by enrolment across …
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proportion of children studying in a school with a principal by 0.1, and increased the number of teachers in a village by 0.7. I …I study the impact of school consolidation on enrolment and achievement, using its staggered roll-out in the Indian … also find that consolidation increased school enrolment in a village by 2 per cent- in particular, girls' enrolment …
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lunches to reduce anemia among school children. After four years of treatment, treated children, on average, have higher … experimental evidence on child health and human capital outcomes from the longer-term follow-up of a school-based nutrition … intervention in India. Using panel data, we examine the effectiveness of the use of iron and iodine fortified salt in school …
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This paper frames the state of mental health policy in India in terms of seven sets of questions, and seeks to provide at least partial answers to these questions, based on a meta-analysis of existing research. Given the complexity of the subject, this paper is meant to serve more as a framing...
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The growing number of older adults due to the demographic transition has brought about a complex change in health and disease patterns. Depression is common among older adults, linked to cognitive impairment and reduced physical activity. Little is known about the relationship between social...
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Despite the commonality of loss of lives, every pandemic has played a role in shaping the socio-economic and public health outcomes depending on the nature and the magnitude of the outbreak. In this study, we have attempted to make a preliminary assessment of COVID-19 impact on India and...
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