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Policy Update, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Mahtari Vandan Yojana, Chhattisgarh (2024): Women’s Welfare through Direct Cash Transfers

Mahtari Vandan Yojana is a women-centred social-protection scheme of the Chhattisgarh government. Launched on 1 March 2024, it provides monthly financial assistance of ₹1,000 to eligible women through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). The official scheme portal states that the programme seeks to promote women’s economic self-reliance, improve health and nutrition, reduce gender-based inequality and strengthen women’s decisive role within the family.

IMPRI Desk
August 27, 2026

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Heat Action Plans in India (2013 Onwards): From Reactive Emergency Response to Proactive Climate Adaptation

In May 2010, Ahmedabad experienced a severe heatwave, with temperatures reaching 46.8°C. The heatwave was associated with 1,344 excess all-cause deaths in the city during May alone, a 43.1% increase compared with the reference period.

IMPRI Desk
August 27, 2026

Insights, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Public Finances and Macroeconomics

Strengthening Regulatory Governance in India: The Role of Risk-Based Inspection Systems

Should every business be inspected in the same way?Imagine two food businesses operating under the same regulatory framework.

IMPRI Desk
August 27, 2026

Policy Update, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Small Hydro Power Development Scheme (2026)

Small hydropower is among the oldest and most geographically democratic forms of renewable energy in India, capable of delivering firm, round-the-clock power to hilly and remote regions where the terrain makes solar parks and large transmission corridors difficult to build.

IMPRI Desk
August 27, 2026

Insights, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

This Raksha Bandhan, UP Should Extend MMJAA to All Women Voters (18-69 Years) for Real Nari Shakti

Manorama BakshiArjun Kumar On Raksha Bandhan, threads of silk and cotton are tied across millions of households in Uttar Pradesh to signify care, responsibility, and mutual protection. Beyond these traditional rituals, the occasion provides an important moment to examine what…

IMPRI Desk and Arjun Kumar
August 26, 2026

Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Khelo India (2016): A Policy Review of Its Evolution, Performance and Recent Reforms

Policy UpdateSneha Kohli Background The Khelo India- National Programme for Development of Sports- was launched in 2016-17 and emerged as a unified national framework following the restructuring of earlier sports-development initiatives. The Khelo India programme has been introduced to revive…

IMPRI Desk
August 26, 2026