Tag: Strengthening

Policy Update Arya GuptaBackground Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are a central component of India’s productive economy, contributing significantly to output, manufacturing, exports and...

Policy UpdateDivya NatarajanBackgroundThe City Finance Rankings is a Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) initiative that evaluates, recognises, and rewards India’s Urban...

Policy UpdateManisha KumariBackgroundThe National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) was introduced in 1995 as one of the original components of the National Social Assistance Programme...

Policy UpdateManisha Kumari BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge in India, with its impact extending beyond infection and treatment to nutrition, household expenditure...

Arya GuptaBackgroundFollowing the National Medical Devices Policy (NMDP) 2023, evidence available by 2024 suggested that the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Medical Devices...

Policy UpdatePragya RaghavAbstractIndia hosted the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 14-15 May 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first ministerial meeting...

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....

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...

Policy Update Pragya RaghavAbstractIndia’s 2026 BRICS Chairship placed the Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) at the centre of the grouping’s economic...

Policy Update Manisha KumariBackgroundThe Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) was introduced in February 2009 as a component of the National Social Assistance...