In 2006, GOI launched the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (later renamed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA) to promote rural employment.Using government reported data, this brief reports on MGNREGAprogress along the following parameters:a) Trends in...

With a view to reduce high levels of maternal and neonatal mortality, the National Rural Health Mission launched the Janani Suraksha Yojana in 2005. This is an innovative conditional cash transfer programme to provide monetary incentives to women to deliver in medical facilities. This study...

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is the flagship Rural Development scheme of the Government of India (GOI). Using government reported data, this brief analyses MGNREGA progress along the following parameters:a) Trends in allocations and expenditures,b) Trends...

Since October 2014, the Government of India has worked towards a goal of eliminating open defecation by 2019 through the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). In June 2014, we reported the results of a survey of rural sanitation behaviour in north India. Here, we report results from a late 2018 survey...

The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), previously called the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA), is the Government of India's (GOI) flagship programme for providing access to sanitation facilities. Using government data, this brief reports on trends for SBM along the following parameters:• Allocations and...

Recent years have seen significant changes in the landscape of elementary education (EE) in India. Yet, updated estimates on public and private expenditure on EE are not available. This paper fills the gap by providing a methodology and estimates of per student public expenditure on children...

Since October 2014, the Government of India has worked towards a goal of eliminating open defecation by 2019 through the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). In June 2014, we reported the results of a survey of rural sanitation behaviour in north India. Here, we report results from a late 2018 survey...

Trends over the last 25 years suggest that nearly 80% of the social sector spending has come from state budgets. Taken together with other policy developments in the country, the centre's role in financing social welfare, including elementary education, is likely to decline further. Analysing...

In order to ensure food security, the Government of India (GOI) provides food subsidy to citizens. The Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is the primary vehicle used for delivery of this subsidy. Using government reported data, this brief reports on TPDS trends along the following...