Tag: Schemes

Policy UpdateVishal KumarIntroductionJammu & Kashmir’s welfare and development framework combines social protection with interventions in agriculture, healthcare, women’s mobility, renewable energy, property, education and...

Policy UpdateSneha KohliBackgroundHaryana occupies an important position in India’s economic and administrative landscape, combining a predominantly agrarian economy with substantial industrial, manufacturing and services...

Policy UpdateNeha KumariBackgroundJharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000 after being separated from Bihar. Since its formation, the state has developed a wide range...

Policy UpdatePrisha SachdevaBackgroundSikkim, India’s second-smallest state by area (7,096 sq km), is defined by its Himalayan geography, with elevations ranging from 280 metres to...

Policy UpdateAyan BordoloiBackgroundLakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory (UT) in India with an area of 32 sq km, a most remarkable outlier of all...

Policy UpdateGowri KodaliBackgroundPuducherry is a Union Territory with a distinctive administrative geography. Unlike most states and Union Territories that form one continuous geographical unit,...

Policy UpdateAngela RajeevBackgroundOld-age pensions are one of the oldest tools of social protection anywhere. In India it sits at the crosshairs of elderly poverty...

Policy UpdatePragya RaghavBackgroundKerala’s welfare delivery operates in a state where geography, demography and social needs make reaching people effectively particularly important. Spread across 38,863...

Policy UpdateAnushree KhareIntroductionThe developmental history of Gujarat can be traced back to the State’s historical merchant culture. This merchant culture has been shaped by...

Policy UpdateSandra MenonBackgroundKarnataka is one of the largest states of India, occupying an area of 1,91,791 sq.km. It is the sixth largest state of...