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...

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...

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the Government of India's (GOI) flagship elementary education programme. Launched in 2001, it aims to provide universal primary education to children between the ages of 6 to 14. SSA is the primary vehicle for delivering the Right to Education.Using government...

Launched in 2005, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is the Government of India's (GOI) largest public health programme.Using government data, this brief reports on NRHM expenditures along the following parameters: overall trends in fund allocation and expenditure: GOI and States,...

The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) was launched in 1995 with the objective of supporting minimum needs of poor (BPL) households. Currently the scheme comprises of Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS); Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS); Indira...

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the Government of India's (GOI) flagship elementary education programme. Launched in 2001, it aims to provide universal primary education to children between the ages of 6-14 years. SSA is now the primary vehicle for delivering the Right to Education.This brief...

Launched in December 2005, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) is Government of India's (GOI) flagship program for urban development. The program consists of 2 submissions that cover 65 large 'mission' cities, and 2 schemes for smaller cities and towns. These are as...

The National Social Assistance Program (NSAP) was launched in 1995 with the objective of supporting minimum needs of poor, below boverty line households. Currently, the scheme comprises of: a) Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), b) Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme...

The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) was launched in 1975 in 33 blocks of the country. The scheme was universalized in 2005 following a Supreme Court order.Using government data, this brief reports on ICDS performance along the following parameters: a) trends in budgetary allocations...

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...