Tag: Scheme

Policy UpdateShruti SethiBackground Health insurance has emerged as a critical policy instrument for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in India. Before the introduction of Swasthya...

Policy UpdateParidhi PassiIntroductionAccess to quality higher education in India has long been held hostage by financial barriers. Meritorious students from low and middle-income families...

Policy UpdateShivani ChauhanBackground: India’s electric vehicle (EV) market needed a safety net. In September 2024, two government programmes that had been subsidising EV purchases naming...

Policy UpdateShreeya DixitBackground: इतिहासपुराणाभ्यां वेदं समुपबृंहयेत् ।Itihāsa-purāṇābhyāṁ vedaṁ samupabṛṁhayet.“The Vedas are enriched through history and stories (Itihasa and Purana).”Museums are considered to be knowledge repositories...

Policy UpdatePrabhjot DayalBackgroundThe Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) is the flagship long-term vocational training program offered by the Directorate General of Training (DGT) within the...

Policy UpdateR.TejaswiniBackgroundIndia’s North Eastern Region is characterised by unique geographical features, strategic location, and developmental bottlenecks particularly in infrastructure and social development. In this...

Policy UpdateVishvaney AgarwalBackgroundThe Grant-in-Aid Scheme for Child and Women Labour occupies a relatively overlooked position within India’s labour welfare framework. Originally introduced in 1981-82...

Policy UpdateVishvaney AgarwalBackgroundThe Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) was introduced in 2003 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment as a centrally sponsored...

Policy UpdateParidhi PassiBackgroundFor over seven decades after Independence, millions of families living in rural India’s Abadi (inhabited) areas had no legal document proving ownership...

Policy update R.TejaswiniBACKGROUND The Indian textile sector is one of the largest employment generators after agriculture, providing direct employment to over 45 million people...