Enhancing Capacity and Accountability in Urban Governance
This project had the core objectives of promoting an inclusive, participatory budget process and enhancing the capacity and accountability in the urban local governance in Belgaum and Kolhapur districts of Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Strengthening Panchayati Raj in Andhra Pradesh
This study documented some of the best practices related to decentralised governance across states and provides suggestions for improving the decentralization process in Andhra Pradesh, India.
A Preliminary Study on The Health Budget in Karnataka
The study analysed the expenditures of medical and public health in health-related sectors during 1960–2000.
Reproductive Child Health (RCH) and Budgets in Karnataka
The study looked into the role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in health sector.
Productivity and Food Security – A Marginal Situation Case Study
This study was undertaken to assess the relative poverty status of new members of micro-finance or self-help groups (SHGs) being organised by Prayas in two panchayats of the Boipariguda block in Koraput district of Orissa.
Development at the District Level Kodagu in the 1990s
This project aimed at studying the working of District Planning Committee (DPC) in Kodagu district of Karnataka. It gauged the awareness of local governance bodies about the DPC.
Implementing the Recommendations of Karnataka’s Task Force on Health and Family Welfare
The study provided recommendations to implement a comprehensive health management information system.
Democracy and Decentralization: A Study of Local Budgets in Two Districts of Karnataka
This study aimed to understand the effectiveness of decentralization through devolution of budgetary finances and fiscal, administrative, and political powers.