Tag: welfare
The Trilemma Of Direct Benefit Transfers And Welfare Fiscal Policies On...
Mansi TirthaniBackgroundOver the past decade, India’s welfare mechanism at macro economic level, has transitioned from indirect, leaky based subsidies into a more direct and...
Annapurna Yojana In West Bengal: Income Support And The Changing Nature...
Policy UpdateShruti SethiBackground West Bengal has a long tradition of state-sponsored welfare programmes aimed at alleviating poverty and reducing socio-economic inequality. In 2021, the Trinamool...
Grant-in-Aid Scheme For Child Labour And Women Labour (2003): Supporting Community-Based...
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...
Transgender Welfare: Assessing The NHRC Framework
Policy updatePrabhjot DayalBackgroundThe landmark NALSA v. Union of India (2014) Supreme Court judgment marked a historical milestone for equality under Article 14 of the...
The Great Welfare Retreat: How Budget 2026–27 Quietly Dismantled India’s Social...
Jyoti PooniaNew data and political developments since February reveal the deepening stakes behind the replacement of MGNREGA, cuts to health and environment, and the...
Raksha Mantri Ex-Servicemen Welfare Fund Skill Support For Widows – 2025...
Policy UpdateAditi BishtBackgroundWhen a husband dies due to an accident, natural causes or illness, widows of ex-servicemen (ESM) are left in financial distress and...
Empowering Citizens Abroad: Indian Community Welfare Fund ( ICWF)
Policy UpdateVanshika KhannaBackgroundThe Indian diaspora comprises the world’s largest overseas population, offering both strategic opportunities and challenges for India. Indian nationals act as cultural...
Department Of Agriculture And Farmers Welfare (DA&FW),2016 – IMPRI Impact And...
Policy UpdateElenora Tu’uBackground:The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA & FW) is one of two constituent departments under the Ministry of Agriculture and...
Ministry Of Labor & Employment (2025): Labor Welfare Schemes In India...
Policy UpdateAlisha MehraIntroduction The Labor welfare schemes in India were introduced as a means to provide protection and support to workers, especially in the unorganised...
Raksha Mantri Ex-Servicemen Welfare Fund (RMEWF),2023 – IMPRI Impact And Policy...
Policy UpdateAditi Singh KaushikBackground:A comprehensive scheme (RMEWF) to provide financial assistance to non-pensioner Ex-Servicemen discharged from their duties due to organizational constraints, or at...
