IMPRI Desk

Joined: August 6, 2023
Articles: 2994

Policy Update, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Public Finances and Macroeconomics

Account Aggregator Framework (2021): Transforming Consent-Based Data Sharing in India’s Financial Ecosystem

The Account Aggregator (AA) framework is a Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-regulated system that lets individuals and businesses share their financial data across institutions through explicit, revocable digital consent, rather than routing it through banks and lenders that hold it in custody. Its legal basis goes back to September 2016, when the RBI issued the Master Direction on Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) – Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, creating an entirely new class of NBFC whose only permitted business is consent-based data retrieval and transfer. It took another five years of pilot testing before the system went live commercially on September 2, 2021.

IMPRI Desk
August 7, 2026

Policy Update, Gender Impact Studies Center, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being

Female Education and Workforce Participation (PLFS 2017–18 to 2023–24): Evidence from the U-Shaped Worker Population Ratio in India

Since the introduction of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), India's female labour force participation rate (LFPR) has risen sharply from 23.3 per cent in 2017-18 to 41.7 per cent by 2023-24. LFPR counts women who are either working or actively looking for work. This article looks at a related but different number: the Worker Population Ratio (WPR), which counts only women who are actually employed. WPR is the number PLFS publishes broken down by education level, and it answers the question that matters most for policy, not whether a woman is looking for work, but whether she has found it.

IMPRI Desk
August 7, 2026

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

Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Plan 2022-23

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is characterized by a unique and complex topography, ranging from the high-altitude Himalayan valleys to the Pir Panjal range. While geographically distinct, this position makes the region exceptionally vulnerable to diverse natural and human-induced hazards. The territory is classified primarily under Seismic Zones IV and V, signifying a very high risk of high-intensity earthquakes. Historically, J&K has been scarred by devastating events, including the 2005 Waltengu Nad snowstorm that claimed over 175 lives, the October 2005 earthquake that killed approximately 1,350 people in the UT, and the September 2014 floods, which resulted in nearly 460 deaths and billions of dollars in infrastructure damage (NOAA).

IMPRI Desk
August 7, 2026

Policy Update, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation

Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), 2023: Building a Unified Digital Ecosystem for Skills and Employment

Policy UpdateSairaj Patil Background Prior to the launch of the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH), India’s skilling ecosystem suffered from significant fragmentation. Training, assessment, certification, and job-matching services were spread across separate schemes and portals, including the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal…

IMPRI Desk
August 6, 2026

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

Circularity in Urban Water: Assessing the Success of Reuse and Rejuvenation under AMRUT 2.0

Policy UpdateAmrutha Lahari Kolluru Introduction A decade in, the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) has significantly changed the landscape of water supply, sewage and septage treatment, storm water drainage and green parks and spaces in India. The…

IMPRI Desk
August 6, 2026

Policy Update, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Science and Technology

From Procurement to Acquisition: India’s shift from Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 to Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020

Policy UpdateNinchen Tamang Background The Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) and its successor, the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) form the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) policy framework for acquiring defence equipment and developing military capabilities. Over time, this framework has evolved from…

IMPRI Desk
August 6, 2026