Tag: welfare

Policy UpdateMahenoor ImamBackgroundKerala’s migrant worker welfare policies emerged from major changes in the state’s labour market. Large numbers of Keralites migrated abroad, particularly to...

Policy UpdateDebjani ChatterjeeBackgroundIndia has introduced a wide range of schemes to support the education, safety, health and economic development of girls across different states...

Policy UpdateKhushiBackgroundWelfare schemes are designed to address social and economic vulnerabilities, but their effectiveness depends not only on the allocation of public resources but...

Policy UpdateMahenoor ImamIntroductionMost of us order food and book cabs without thinking much about the person on the other end of the app. There...

Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBackgroundMukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana is Maharashtra’s large-scale monthly cash-transfer programme for women from lower-income households. Announced in the State Budget in...

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 UpdateKhushiBackgroundThe Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) was introduced in 2021–22 by merging three Centrally Sponsored Schemes: the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram...

Policy UpdateKaranvi ShendeBACKGROUNDMahtari Vandan Yojana is a women-centred social-protection scheme of the Chhattisgarh government. Launched on 1 March 2024, it provides monthly financial assistance...

Policy UpdateNivedya MuraliBackground Bringing women to the forefront in the wider political and economic discourse is very crucial for the development of our country and...

Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBACKGROUNDOrunodoi is Assam’s flagship women-centred social-protection programme. Launched on 2 October 2020, it provides regular financial assistance to economically vulnerable households, with...