Bengaluru Rural District: Human Development Report 2014 (Kannada)
The Bengaluru Rural District Human Development Report utilizes various indices, including HDI, GII, FSI, and others, to provide a comprehensive analysis of human development at the taluk level. The analysis is based on data from the Bengaluru Rural Zilla Panchayat and line departments for 2010-2011. Additional data sources, including Census, National Sample Surveys, District Level […]
Informing Social Protection Norms and Policies for Women and Children in Karnataka
This project studied the enrollment process of RSBY in its third round in two districts of Karnataka. It also looked into data from Yeshasvini and Vajpayee Aarogyashri Schemes focusing on utilisation patterns among women and children.
Management of Water Quality: A Karuna Trust – Arghyam Initiative
The importance of adequate and quality water supply in promoting human health is well recognized. Poor quality water has a direct impact on the quantity of water available for consumption. Accordingly, the governments at the centre and the state have conceptualized and are implementing several measures to supply adequate amount of drinking water to the […]
A Study on Community Engagement with Schools in Five States
A number of basic education projects began in the 1990s supported by international agencies with the clear focus of promoting decentralisation in the realm of educational governance. Examples of this include the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) or Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) schemes and the institutionalisation of School Management Committees (SMCs) as part of the […]
National Study on Working Conditions of Teachers: Karnataka and Jharkhand
This project was a part of a broader in-depth study carried out by NUEPA, examining the working conditions of teachers, covering aspects of their recruitment, salaries, professional development, etc. in 9 states’ government schools.
Study on the Impact of Women GP Adhyakshas on Delivery of Services and Democratic Process
The study investigated how women and men Adhyakshas at Gram Panchayats differed on priorities, roles, and impact.
A Study on Community Engagement with Schools in Five States
The study seeks to gauge the extent of decentralisation and devolution of power to community based bodies in relation to schools, and see if there is any disconnect between what is envisaged and what is practiced.
Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF): An Analysis of Expenditures, Processes and Capacities in Two BRGF Districts of Karnataka
This project was aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) programme in the two BRGF approved districts of Karnataka.
Towards Good Governance: An Action Guide for Local Self Governments
The purpose of the action guide is to help understand the broader role of elected representatives in ensuring the rights of the people. It intends to provide information on fulfilment and protection of rights as well as responsibilities that would pave the way for the effective functioning of local self governments. Although the guide is […]
Challenges in Implementing the Right to Education: The Karnataka Case
The Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009 made education a fundamental right of every child, establishing norms to be made for physical and human capital schooling entitlements as well as the responsibilities of the school to the child. A large majority of schools did not fulfill these norms, with most of these schools being central […]