Study of Public Expenditure on Critical Social Sector- Public Expenditure Tracking of RNTCP
This Public Expenditure Tracking (PET) study tracks expenditures from state level to the recipient level (patients) of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka.
A Study on the Impact of Training on SMC Members and Functioning of the SMC: Evidence from Jharkhand
The Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009, which makes basic education a fundamental right for every child in the age group of 6 to 14 years, made it mandatory for every school to establish a School Management Committee (SMC), with Section 21 specifying that all schools (Government and Aided) need to establish an SMC “consisting […]
An Assessment of Criteria for Block Grants and Current Practices and Capacity of Gram Panchayats
As part of the Government of Karnataka’s (GoK) larger drive to improve decentralisation in the state, the Karnataka Gram Swaraj Project (KGSP) was initiated in 2006 to improve capacities of local governments and strengthen decentralisation efforts. The Project Development Objective (PDO) for the same was to ‘improve the effectiveness of the service delivery Karnataka’s Gram […]
A Review of Expenditure and Services of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in Karnataka
The ICDS is a central government programme, managed by the Department of Women and Child Development, and it provides a comprehensive package of services related to primary healthcare, nutrition, education, water and sanitation. The programme also provides a convergent platform for communities, state programmes, non-government organisations (NGOs) and international development agencies to come together in […]
Undertaking Preliminary Processes for Conducting Budget Tracking of the ICDS Programme in Karnataka
To conduct a meaningful budget tracking exercise on the ICDS programme in the state of Karnataka, it was essential to study all the processes that are involved in its smooth functioning. CBPS carried out an extensive literature review on all processes of the ICDS programme in the state including its history, policy and norms, as […]
Public Expenditure on Children in Karnataka: Trends and Tales
Children represent one of the most vulnerable sections of a society. In India, a large proportion of children face marginalisation and discrimination that significantly diminish their opportunities and life chances. Investing in children of all ages can ensure that they can be brought out of the vicious cycle of poverty, discrimination and exploitation. By ensuring […]
Public Expenditure Under Revised National Tuberculosis Eradication of Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP)
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest communicable diseases and also one of the world’s single biggest cause of death due to infection among adults. As per NFHS-3, TB is a leading cause of death among people who are HIV positive. However, with the available medicines and treatment process, most deaths from TB are […]
Millenium Development Goals and Karnataka: A Status Report
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Millennium Declaration in September 2000. This declaration set quantifiable targets for every nation to achieve by 2015 in sectors of poverty, education, health, gender empowerment and environmental sustainability, among others. Eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were arrived at, which consisted of a total of eighteen targets and […]
Backward Region Grant Fund – An Analysis of Expenditures, Processes and Capacities in BRGF Districts of Karnataka
In 2006-07, Government of India launched the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) with the objective of redressing persistent regional imbalances in development by providing financial resources for supplementing and converging existing development inflows into the identified 272 backward districts across 27 states. This report reviews the planning, implementation and capacity building process under BRGF programme […]
Impact of Women GP ‘Adhyakshas’ on Delivery of Services and Democratic Processes in Karnataka
The 73rd constitutional amendment mandated the reservation of the 1/3rd of the total seats at all levels of the 3-tier panchayat institutions for women and members of Adivasi or Dalit communities. This was adopted by Karnataka in 1993, with the government enacting a comprehensive Panchayat Raj act, with the expectation that the presence of these […]