COVID-19 response: Inclusion of women must for more resilient post-pandemic India

Policy responses should also aim to build women’s ability to cope with future shocks

Will welfare schemes win votes for UPA?

An analysis of Brazil’s last three elections suggests that peopleÔÇêdo vote for parties for such initiatives, but only when …

Direct Cash Transfer scheme begins on low key

Government scales down UID-linked scheme to 248,000 people in 20 districts

People oppose the rush for cash

Say linking cash transfers with Aadhaar will cause problems

Rs 79 crore transferred to ineligible beneficiaries under NSAP, finds CAG

This led to several eligible beneficiaries being left out of the scheme

Centre releases Rs 20,677 crore via PM-KISAN

West Bengal’s farmers among 95 million to get PM-KISAN instalment

Cash transfers can help refugees, but they also carry risks. Insights from Kenya

Unrestricted cash transfers did not always achieve what they were meant for, find researchers in Kalobeyi refugee settlement

Will cash transfer check migration?

India needs to be cautious as experience shows it can backfire

Union Budget 2020-21: Not one to double farmers' income

Last year's allocartion goes unspent; this year's raise less than 3%

How to end hunger in sub-Saharan Africa: Fight inequality, gender imbalances and climate change

Food sovereignty is very tightly interlinked with social justice and sustainable development.

UBI can be a game changer

Experiments carried out in Indore have shown positive behavioural changes among people

Cash, on delivery: How India has taken up DBT in the times of COVID-19

India has employed its direct benefit transfer system to help people tide over the ongoing health and economic crises. Its real test will begin …

COVID-19 relief didn’t reach Jan Dhan a/cs of many women: Survey

At least 12,500 women Jan Dhan account holders across 13 states were surveyed; 16% reported their Jan Dhan accounts were either not operational, …

Last ditch attempt

UPA gives sops under MGNREGS to attract rural voters ahead of elections

Andhra Pradesh, Haryana try to ease farmer distress with some cash

Jaganmohan Reddy govt fulfills electoral promise; ML Khattar govt announces cash assistance in run up to state polls

Dash for cash

Government unprepared but goes ahead with direct cash transfer

Cash transfers do not benefit

Jitendra visited three districts in Rajasthan to meet people who are supposed beneficiaries of UPA government’s much-touted Direct Benefit …

Union Budget 2022-23: Allocations skewed towards cash-schemes in agriculture

The trend, experts said, only addresses the symptoms of the agrarian crisis and not the cause.  

COVID-19 second wave: Rural demand may be hit despite normal monsoon

Out-of-pocket expenses on health in rural areas may push millions into poverty, warn experts

Budget 2020-21: Will MGNREGA become an overarching rural development scheme

The upcoming budget will see many schemes being brought under the rural employment prtogramme; a direct cash transfer may be declared to top this up

'Social protection: a safety net for agricultural households'

In the run up to World Food Day on October 16, a Food and Agriculture Organization report focuses on the role of social protection in …

Draft Electricity Amendment Bill: Centre crosses federal boundaries

The Centre seems more concerned over profitability of private solar power companies than protecting consumer interests