Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBACKGROUNDThe Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana (MMMSY), also referred to as Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojana, is Jharkhand’s flagship women-focused cash-transfer scheme. It was launched on 18 August 2024 by the state government under Chief Minister Hemant Soren, with...
Policy Update Saachi SaxenaBackground India’s steel story is closely tied to its development story. Steel is an essential input into infrastructure, construction, automobiles and manufacturing, which means that it is a significant part of a growing Indian economy. The challenge...
Policy UpdateDolly KaushikThis article examines the Village Defence Guards Scheme (VDGS) as a case study in community-based auxiliary security policy in a contested border region. Community militia models have long been used by states facing insurgency or infiltration threats...
Policy UpdateNeha PalBackgroundIndia’s civil aviation sector has grown rapidly over the last decade. Domestic passenger traffic reached 16.13 crore in 2024, while the number of operational airports increased from 74 in 2014 to 164 by late 2025 (Ministry of...
Policy Update Divya NatrajanBackgroundThe Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) is an RBI-regulated electronic platform that allows Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to convert unpaid invoices owed by large corporate and government buyers into immediate working capital by auctioning...
Policy Update Debjani ChattarjeeBackgroundKanyashree Prakalpa was introduced in 2013 in West Bengal to address two closely connected challenges faced by adolescent girls in West Bengal: child marriage and discontinuation of education. The scheme sought to provide families with financial...
Policy UpdateTanisha HoodaBackgroundThe Public Distribution System (PDS) plays an important role in ensuring food and nutritional security for vulnerable sections of the population. Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, the Government of India is committed to ensuring...
Policy UpdateNivedya MuraliBackground Gone are the times when National security was synonymous lonely to the military might of a country.As nations grew in terms of power and people,not only military capabilities but various other factors such as technology,mineral resource,economic development...
Policy UpdateAditya ChavanBackgroundIndia’s ability to sustain high economic growth increasingly depends on its capacity to attract, facilitate and retain investment. While the Union Government sets the broader macroeconomic and policy framework, many of the conditions that actually shape an...
Policy UpdateSneha KohliBackground The Agnipath scheme was launched by the Union Cabinet on 14th June 2022 approving an attractive recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the armed forces of India. The youth selected under this scheme are called...
