Policy UpdateAyan BordoloiBackgroundIndia’s demographic dividend is the biggest economic asset that the country has but a long-standing mismatch between academic learning and industry demanded skills has been a longstanding issue of restricting the employment of the youth. The Government...
Policy UpdateSruti HalderAbstractThe illicit drug trade has emerged as a transnational security and public health threat, with the UNODC recording 316 million drug users globally in 2023, a historic high. As BRICS expanded to eleven members by 2025, its...
Policy UpdateNivedya MuraliBackground PM Kisan is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from Government of India.Under the scheme which became operational from 1.12.2018, an income support of 6,000/- per year in three equal installments will be provided to all...
Policy UpdateArjya Shree PandeBackground Maharashtra, with a geographical area of 3,07,713 sq. km as the third largest state and a population of approximately 12.96 crore as of 2026 projections, (Technical Group on Population Projections, 2020) as the third most populous, is characterised by a...
Policy UpdateNayanshi JainIntroductionIndia’s Infrastructure Ambition and the Role of PPPsIndia’s infrastructure requirements are expanding rapidly, making private investment an important complement to public spending. The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) envisaged investments of about ₹111 lakh crore between FY2020 and...
Policy UpdateRitobrata PurkayasthaIndia’s financial inclusion landscape is undergoing a structural paradigm shift, transitioning from expanding basic brick-and-mortar banking access to deploying an intelligent, real-time digital public ecosystem. Traditionally, financial inclusion has been defined as the process of ensuring access...
Policy UpdateManish ShindeHistoryThe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) came into being as an independent Ministry on 15 October 1999, formed by merging the erstwhile Department of Statistics with the Department of Programme Implementation. Its statistical lineage traces...
Policy UpdateManisha KumariBackgroundCoconut occupies a distinctive position in India’s agricultural economy. Often associated with coastal livelihoods, the crop supports farmers, processors, traders and a wide range of downstream industries. Its economic significance extends beyond the sale of fresh coconuts...
Angela RajeevBackgroundThe ‘Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)’ is the largest facet of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and has been run by the Ministry of Rural Development since 1995 (Ministry of Rural Development, 2025). This...
Policy UpdateSandra MenonBackgroundThe Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024 was introduced by the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2024-25 held on 23 July 2024. The Scheme was later put into law through Chapter IV which...
