Ethnographic Study of Hot Cooked Meal Pilot for Pregnant and Lactating Mothers
An ethnographic study of the new Hot Cooked Meals (HCM) pilot programme for Pregnant and Lactating women (P&L) that is to be launched by WCD. The project will be undertaken in two districts, as per the request of WCD. The study will use methods of observations, interviews and case studies at selected anganwadis for this purpose.
Why it is important to retain an independent Mahila Samakhya Programme
The policy brief titled “Why it is important to retain an independent Mahila Samakhya Programme,” prepared by the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies in 2016, argues for the continuation of the Mahila Samakhya (MS) programme. Launched in 1989 under India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development, MS promotes women’s empowerment through education and collective action, […]
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.
The Kalikayatna Approach Towards Primary Education: A Study of the Learning Initiative of Prajayatna
This report seeks to evaluate the strengths and limitations of the Kalikayatna approach, an alternative learning method implemented in selected clusters across five districts in Karnataka. Despite Karnataka being one of India’s educationally advanced states, challenges like poor learning outcomes and significant urban-rural literacy gaps persist. A survey by the Karnataka School Quality Assessment and […]
Policy Brief: Why it is important to retain an independent Mahila Samakhya Programme
The policy brief titled “Why it is important to retain an independent Mahila Samakhya Programme,” prepared by the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies in 2016, argues for the continuation of the Mahila Samakhya (MS) programme. Launched in 1989 under India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development, MS promotes women’s empowerment through education and collective action, […]
Reducing Child Marriage in India : A model to Scale Up Results
This report by the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies in collaboration with UNICEF, addresses the persistent and widespread issue of child marriage in India, where approximately 30% of women aged 20-24 were married before the age of 18. Despite some progress, with the rate of child marriage decreasing from 1% per year between 1990 […]
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 […]
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 […]