Tag: Reform
Special Assistance To States For Capital Investment (2020-21): Incentivising Fiscal Reform...
Policy UpdateNayanshi JainIntroduction The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented economic shock, severely straining the fiscal capacity of Indian states. Nationwide lockdowns disrupted economic activity,...
National Sports Governance Act 2025: From Ad-Hoc Oversight To Statutory Reform...
Policy UpdateSandra MenonIntroductionFor years, Indian sport operated on an unwritten principle: no matter how messy a federation’s internal politics became, courts and ad hoc...
Insurance Amendment Act: Decoding The 2025 Reform
Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundThe Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025 represents the most sweeping overhaul of India’s insurance regulatory architecture since...
India’s Agricultural Export Policy: Performance, Gaps, And Reform Priorities
Policy UpdateTulsi KumariIntroductionIndia is the world’s second largest agricultural producer, however it contributes to only 2.35% share of global agricultural exports as of 2022....
Women’s Land Rights: Centre Of India’s Agricultural Reform
A. Amarender ReddyLand rights shape access to credit, subsidies, insurance, and power within the household, and it is the foundation of economic security for...
Imprisoned Without Conviction: India’s Undertrial Crisis And The Urgency Of Reform...
Shakil AhmedIndia’s criminal justice system confines 4,34,302 of its 5,73,220 prisoners without conviction the largest undertrial population in the world. This article examines the structural governance...
Union Budget 2026–27: Reform Rhetoric And Unequal Outcomes In India’s Fiscal...
ARUN KUMAR True reforms would ensure a level playing field and boost public investments in education, healthcare and social securityBoth the Union Budget 2026...
From Relief To Reform To Resilience: Assessing PM-SVANidhi’s Policy Trajectory –...
Aravind Unni, Shalini SinhaThe Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi has emerged as one of India’s most quietly transformative policy innovations, turning a crisis...
The Paradox Of GST Reform: Increased Consumption Accompanied By Hidden Costs...
TK ARUNWhen the real economy weakens, the stock market gets a high. This has been the case, ever since the excess liquidity sloshing around...
SMART-PDS: Scheme For Modernization And Reform Through Technology In Public Distribution...
Policy UpdatePrashail TripathiBACKGROUND:SMART-PDS is a centrally sponsored, technology-oriented reform initiative by the Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, aimed...
