Tracing the Education and Employment Status of Open School Graduates in India
Open education refers to a style of education with flexibility of admissions, as well as the when, where and what to learn. On the same theme, distance education refers to the process by which all or most of the instruction in an educational setting is conducted by someone removed in space and/or time from the […]
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 […]
Analysis of Health Budgets with a Special Focus On RCH and MCH Components of National Health Mission in Bihar, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
The research underscores the critical importance of investing in early childhood care and education (ECCE), demonstrating that such investments yield high returns of 7-10% per annum through improved educational, health, and economic outcomes, as well as reduced crime rates. The Global Financing Facility (GFF), launched by the World Bank Group alongside the governments of Canada, […]
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 […]
Residential Schooling Strategies: Impact on Girls’ Education and Empowerment
This study examines the various residential schooling strategies for girls within India’s publicly funded education system. While multiple initiatives exist, there is no cohesive national policy specifically targeting residential schooling, particularly for girls. Information about the performance and impact of these programs remains uneven and sporadic, with even less available on similar programs in the […]
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 […]
Emerging Employment Opportunities and Women’s Experiences of Empowerment and Violence
The Information Technology (IT) industry has dramatically transformed India’s small towns and cities, driving innovation, economic opportunities, and new forms of employment. This transformation has created both upward mobility and increased social inequalities, with women being central to these changes. Women, particularly middle-class, English-speaking workers, have found new roles in this globalized industry, enjoying higher […]
Seminar on Enhancing Performance through Improved Budgeting held on 18-19 May 2015
Budget is an instrument that helps translate public policies into concrete actions and desired outcomes. It is a blue print for converting intentions into reality. Like any tool it needs continuous honing. The budgetary practices in India have, however, largely remained unchanged over the years. A few ‘innovations’ such as the performance budgeting introduced in […]