Policy UpdateAngela RajeevBackgroundTamil Nadu’s old-age pension is older than the national scheme it now sits inside. The state’s Old Age Pension (Normal) Scheme has run since 1 April 1962. Paying destitute persons aged 65 and above (60 if...
Policy UpdateArjya Shree PandeBackgroundThe Assistance to Deserted Indian Women Scheme was introduced to address the distress faced by Indian women abandoned by Non-Resident Indian (NRI) or foreign spouses. It is a welfare measure that supports women through local Indian...
Policy UpdateAnushree KhareBackground The idea of asset recycling was created globally to help solve the traditional issue for governments known as “the sovereign dilemma” or how to provide new and better public services while keeping their public debt from increasing....
Policy UpdateAshi VermaBackground Kerala has always been a pioneer in adopting technology for governance, from e-literacy to e-governance. To take this legacy forward, the Government of Kerala launched the Kerala Artificial Intelligence Mission (K-AIM) in 2024 under the Kerala Development...
Policy UpdateRashi KothariExecutive Summary & BackgroundFollowing state bifurcation in 2014, Andhra Pradesh stands as India’s seventh-largest state, encompassing 162,975 sq. km with a 2011 Census population of 4.95 crore (projected over 5.3 crore in 2024). The state features a...
Policy UpdateAyan BardoiBackgroundThe dairy industry is the mainstay of the Indian rural economy, providing employment to more than 80 million farmers of whom the majority are small and marginal farmers. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) has...
Policy UpdateShivali YadavBackgroundParliament passed the Apprentices Act in 1961, and it remains the legal basis for apprenticeship training in India. NATS is often described as a 1961 scheme, and some secondary sources cite 1973 as its launch year. Neither...
Policy Update Shivali YadavBackgroundWorld Day Against Child Labour falls every year on 12 June, and it usually passes with the sort of solemn statements governments issue on days like this: acknowledgment of a problem, a promise to do better....
Policy UpdateDolly KaushikBackground and EvolutionThe formal trajectory toward an economic integration framework between New Delhi and Southern Africa advanced significantly with the signing of the Terms of Reference for a Preferential Trade Agreement on August 12, 2026, at Vanijya...
Policy Update Shivali YadavBackgroundThe second wave of COVID‑19 during the summer of 2021 altered the discussion surrounding India’s challenges. Previous waves had failed to draw attention to a group of victims that is seldom mentioned initially: abandoned children. In...
