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 […]
Seminar on Enhancing Performance Through Improved Budgeting Held on 18-19 May 2015: A Brief Report
Budgeting is intimately linked with the way transactions are classified. The chart of accounts used to classify budget and expenditure has similarly not kept pace with the changing needs of the times. For an efficient public expenditure management, the accounts need to be computerized in such a way that they provide useful information in real […]
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 […]
Impact of Women GP ‘Adhyakshas’ on Delivery of Services and Democratic Processes in Karnataka
The 73rd constitutional amendment mandated the reservation of the 1/3rd of the total seats at all levels of the 3-tier panchayat institutions for women and members of Adivasi or Dalit communities. This was adopted by Karnataka in 1993, with the government enacting a comprehensive Panchayat Raj act, with the expectation that the presence of these […]
National Study on Working Conditions of Teachers: State Report for Jharkhand
This report presents findings from a comprehensive study conducted by the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS), Bangalore, under the project “National Study on Working Conditions of Teachers: Karnataka and Jharkhand. It presents a detailed analysis of teacher management practices in government schools across Jharkhand, India. Through a combination of desk reviews, data analysis, […]
Pre Budget Advocacy for Enhanced Allocation: Early Childhood Care and Education
Article 45 of the Constitution of India highlights the importance of early childhood care and education (ECCE), directing the State to “endeavor to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.” This report, submitted by CBPS to the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka […]
Orientation Programme on Urban Finances and Governance for Elected Representatives and Officers of Local Government and Provincial Councils, Sri Lanka
This report details the events and technical learnings from the orientation programme designed and organised by CBPS on urban finances and governance practices from elected and bureaucratic representatives from the Sri Lankan local government and provincial councils. The orientation programme was organized by Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, Bengaluru with support from The Asia […]
Bengaluru Rural District: Human Development Report 2014 (English)
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 […]
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 […]
Study of Own Source Revenues of Panchayats
The 73rd Amendment established a three-tier local government system in rural areas under the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs), providing the legal basis for their independent functioning as envisaged in the Constitution. Article 243G directs states to devolve powers and functions to the PRIs, enabling them to function as local self-governments. While the Constitution lists functions […]