Policy Update Sreeja MukherjeeThe Government of India established the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) on August 15, 1995, as a fully funded, centrally sponsored scheme to develop a national policy for social assistance for those living in poverty. To...
Srikanth KondapalliIndia’s military strikes as part of Operation Sindoor on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) – in response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 – have also placed China and its responses to...
TK ArunRetaliation is easy, Restraint is better.The terrorists who killed 26 innocent tourists in Pahalgam hoped to destabilise and reverse the return to normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of successful elections and movement towards the restoration...
Policy UpdateSanju JoshiThe housing scheme was introduced in 1967 by DDA, and since then, it has provided more than a million houses to people in Delhi. The initial goal was to provide houses to migrants and economically weaker sections...
Policy UpdateYash KumarBACKGROUNDThe National Capital Region (NCR) is India’s largest polycentric urban centre, spanning Delhi and adjoining districts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (about 55,083 sq km, ~60 million people The NCR Planning Board (NCRPB), a statutory body...
Amrut HondappagolWhen we think about gender-based violence (GBV), the conversation often revolves aroundwomen. However, men also experience GBV in various forms, including domestic abuse,sexual violence, and emotional manipulation. Despite its existence, male victims often remainin the shadows due to...
Policy UpdateGauri KhannaEk Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, which implies “One India, Best India,” is an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2015. The Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) initiative was launched on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth...
Policy UpdateBhavyaIntroductionWith a lack of economic opportunities in rural India, India faces a critical problem of rapid urbanisation, driven by migration at a rate of 30 people per minute. In 2011, 30% of India’s population lived in urban areas....
Policy UpdateRounak PandaBackgroundThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched in 2014 the Special Manpower Development Programme for Chips to System Design (SMDP-C2SD). It was an extension under the broader Digital India initiative, which is deemed an important...
JahanviBackgroundIndia’s family planning programme, one of the oldest in the world, has seen considerable evolution. Yet, national progress masks deep regional inequalities. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) shows that while the national contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) has reached...
