Category Center for Work and Welfare

The 90-Crore ABDM Mark: What’s Next?

Insights, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Center for Work and Welfare, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has officially crossed a historic milestone, with more than 90 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHAs) now created across India.

IMPRI Desk and Arjun Kumar
June 3, 2026

The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023 : Transforming Regulation, Education, and Practice

Policy Update, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Gender Impact Studies Center, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Governance and Law, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Nurses and midwives are the core of health service delivery and are foundational to universal health coverage (UHC), patient safety, and resilient primary health care systems. In India, the Indian Nursing Council (INC) 1947 framework had chronic concerns pertaining to uneven training quality, fragmented regulation, and workforce distribution.

IMPRI Desk
June 3, 2026

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Seva Bhoj Yojana: Supporting Community Kitchens Through Tax Reimbursement

Policy Update, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Special Initiatives

Across India, religious and charitable institutions have historically played an important role in providing free meals through bhandaras, community kitchens, annadanam programmes, and prasad distribution.

IMPRI Desk
June 2, 2026

SHREYAS Scheme: Expanding Access, Uneven Outcomes?

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

SHREYAS is a Central Sector initiative implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to improve access to higher education among economically disadvantaged groups.

IMPRI Desk
June 2, 2026

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Assessing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: Progress and Challenges

Policy Update, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being

On 12.05.2012, the Department of Disability Affairs was created under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, to construct policy frameworks for the primary issues of disability, and to serve as a central point of contact for a coordinating role across various stakeholders and organizations at the National/UT's & State level, as well as with Central Ministries and Departments.

IMPRI Desk
May 22, 2026

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Institutionalising Transgender Welfare : Assesing the NHRC advisory framework

Policy Update, Center for Work and Welfare, Gender Impact Studies Center, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Insights

The landmark NALSA v. Union of India (2014) Supreme Court judgment marked a historical milestone for equality under Article 14 of the Indian Constitution, Non-Discrimination under Article 15, Right to Life and Liberty under Article 21, and self-perceived identity without the need for medical intervention.

IMPRI Desk
May 21, 2026

Agency, autonomy, accessibility: The promise of nari shakti in Women’s Reservation Bill

Gender Impact Studies Center, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Governance and Law, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Women’s participation is not merely about representation; it is about transforming democratic institutions to make them more inclusive, equitable, just and responsive

IMPRI Desk
May 15, 2026