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• 09 Feb
  2023
  Engaging with young people

  Dr Jyotsna Jha, Director, CBPS engaged with young scholars over the course of the first week of February 2023 at multiple forums. On the 2nd of February 2023, she gave a lecture to the undergraduate students at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore on the topic of the 'Pandemic and School Education'. She was invited as a Chief Guest at the Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore and delivered a lecture on the Budget 2023 on the 3rd of February 2023 and the poster can be viewed here. She was also a part of the Roundtable discussion around ‘The New Frontiers in Teaching Economics’ h...
• 09 Feb
  2023
  Jyotsna Jha, Director, CBPS was a part of a panel discussion organised by IMPRI on the topic of ‘Rural Realities and Union Budget 2023-24’ on 3rd of February 2023

  Dr Jyotsna Jha, Director, CBPS was a part of a panel discussion organised by Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI) on the topic of ‘Rural Realities and Union Budget 2023-24’ on 3rd of February 2023. The other panellists were, Prof C. S. C. Sekhar (Professor, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi), Prof Krishna Raj (Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru), Dr Samuel Thomas (Chief Operating Officer (COO), SEESHA NGO, Chennai) and  Dr G V Ramanjaneyulu (Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Secunderabad, Telangana). The session ...
• 07 Feb
  2023
  Jyotsna Jha’s talk on Al Jazeera tonight

  Please don't miss Jyotsna Jha's talk on Al Jazeera tonight. She will be talking on Inequality and Wealth Tax. You can watch this on YouTube by following this link - https://youtu.be/Sx6XNfwrOro  
• 07 Feb
  2023
  Online Post Budget Consultation, 8th February 2023

  This Roundtable with select experts is organised by Save the Children India (Bal Raksha Bharat) in collaboration with HAQ: Centre for Child Rights and Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA). Jyotsna Jha is an invited speaker at the session titled, 'Priorities for Budget for Children'; Moderated by Bharti Ali (HAQ Centre for Child Rights). The panel includes Provita Kundu (CBGA), Shailabh Kumar (HAQ Centre for Child Rights) and Soumen Bagchi (UNICEF).
• 23 Jan
  2023
  CBPS is looking for a Communications Officer

  Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS) is an independent, non-partisan, research institute based in Bangalore, India. Our vision is creation and sharing of knowledge for an empowered, equitable, just and democratic society. We work towards our vision through: (a) Research and evaluation in the areas of policy, budget, governance, and public service delivery; (b) Evidence based policy advocacy and (c) Dissemination of research findings through a variety of approaches. We are currently looking for a Communications Officer who can help us develop and implement a comprehensive communica...
• 06 Jan
  2023
  Field Work in Jharkhand and Odisha

  The CBPS Team is going to Jharkhand and Odisha for field work for the project titled, 'Evaluation of Thousand Schools Program' Project by ASPIRE and TATA Steel. This will be the second round of field work for the project. Stay tuned to read the report and other updates.
• 01 Jan
  2023
  CBPS Team wishes all of you a very Happy 2023!

  CBPS Team wishes all of you a very happy new year!
• 22 Dec
  2022
  Niveditha Menon was invited as a speaker to a workshop titled, ‘The Public and Digital: Examining the Spatial Dimensions of Increasing Gender-based Violence in India’

  Niveditha Menon was invited as a speaker to a workshop organised by Krea University Office, Chennai on 19-21 December 2022 titled 'The Public and Digital: Examining the Spatial Dimensions of Increasing Gender-based Violence in India'. Niveditha was one of the three speakers in the session titled 'Understanding Violence in Public Spaces'. The other speakers in the panel were Laxmi Murthy (Head, Hri Institute of Southasian Research and Exchange) and Poonam Kathuria (Founder-Director, Society for Women's Action and Training Initiatives). The session was chaired by Vijayalakshmi C (Professor, O...
• 18 Nov
  2022
  CBPS Research Fellowship

  We are launching a one-year Research Fellowship programme where we would identify five budding researchers for mentoring. The Fellowship will help scholars to develop research skills in the areas of Education, Gender, Governance, Health & Nutrition, Public finance, Livelihoods and Social Security. In this regard, we would invite scholars who have recently completed their Bachelor’s or are in the final year of the programme to apply for the Research Fellowship programme. Scholars from various disciplines and methodological approaches are invited.   The call for applications for researc...
• 07 Nov
  2022
  Dr. Jyotsna Jha’s chapter has been a published in the book titled, ‘Public Finances for Development of Children in Karnataka: Policy Issues and Challenges’, a publication of the Fiscal Policy Institute, Government of Karnataka

  Dr. Jyotsna Jha's chapter titled, 'Micro and Macroeconomics of Child Education for Child Development in Karnataka' has been published in the book titled, 'Public Finances for Development of Children in Karnataka: Policy Issues and Challenges', a publication of the Fiscal Policy Institute, Government of Karnataka. The editors of the book are Prof. M R Narayana and Dr. M R Anantha Ramu. The book inlcudes chapters covering diverse aspects of Child Rights and the challenges associated with their financing in Karnataka  by reputed scholars and has relevance beyond Karnataka as well. The book wa...