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The Centre needs to rethink the PMAY-G scheme
Aug 09, 2022

The Centre needs to rethink the PMAY-G scheme

The scheme, which aims to provide universal access to decent housing in rural areas, is lagging in terms of its targets.

The need of the hour: Gender-inclusive Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme
May 31, 2022

The need of the hour: Gender-inclusive Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme

With the onset of the pandemic, the urban informal workforce in India has been hit hard by the ongoing livelihood crisis, especially women. This call

Budget 2022: In search of a distant elixir
Feb 05, 2022

Budget 2022: In search of a distant elixir

The National Budget is rooted in the assumption that the economy has recovered from the dent inflicted by the pandemic, however, the statistics beg to

Budget 2021 — What is there for the cities?
Feb 17, 2021

Budget 2021 — What is there for the cities?

Direct budgetary support for urban sector schemes do not show any appreciable increase.

Should India embrace Universal Basic Income scheme?
Jan 31, 2019

Should India embrace Universal Basic Income scheme?

While the jury is yet to be out globally on the UBI, it has many takers in India.

How the pandemic is an opportunity to create a ‘more equal’ world
May 12, 2020

How the pandemic is an opportunity to create a ‘more equal’ world

A new “more equal” world has to replace the old unequal world with a paradigm propagating equality from spatial and temporal dimensions.

No rationale in Budget 2018: Analyst
Mar 10, 2018

No rationale in Budget 2018: Analyst

When it comes to the Budget, we should ask ourselves two questions: Is there a rationale behind it? Is there implementation on ground?

Post-Budget uncertainty, global cues drives market sell-off
Feb 06, 2018

Post-Budget uncertainty, global cues drives market sell-off

Uncertainty in financial arrangements is crippling and its trauma lingers. The good news is that this sell off is temporary. Stock markets are now back to where they were just two weeks ago.

The zero-poverty destination comes closer
Jul 10, 2018

The zero-poverty destination comes closer

Much needs to be done and our destination is still several countries away — the 73 million Indians living in extreme poverty today add up to more than the populations of Thailand, France and the UK.

Towards Universal Social Security: Priorities for the G20
Jan 03, 2023

Towards Universal Social Security: Priorities for the G20

At least 4 billion people around the world are yet to be covered by any form of social security, and therefore vulnerable to economic, social, and environmental shocks. This paper examines the state of social security in the Group of Twenty (G20) economies—home to 63 percent of the global population. It finds gaps in social security financing in these countries: between universal coverage and actual coverage, and between countries of the Global

कोरोनाकाळातील आधार : मनरेगा’
Jun 19, 2020

कोरोनाकाळातील आधार : मनरेगा’

रोजगार हमी योजनेच्या विरोधात प्रचार करून सत्तेवर आलेल्या एनडीए सरकारला आता या योजनेचे महत्त्व पटू लागले आहे. त्यासाठीचा त्यांनी निधीही वाढवला आहे.

सर्वव्यापी-सार्वभौमिक सामाजिक सुरक्षा का लक्ष्य: G20 की प्राथमिकताएं
Mar 29, 2023

सर्वव्यापी-सार्वभौमिक सामाजिक सुरक्षा का लक्ष्य: G20 की प्राथमिकताएं

‘सामाजिक सुरक्षा को मजबूत करना’ (2018) विषय पर G20 की एक रिपोर्ट श्रम बाज़ारों को पूरी तरह से बदलने के साथ ही सामाजिक सुरक्षा लाभों की पोर्टेबिलिटी अर्थात आसानी से एक स्थान से दूस