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Debjani chatterjee

Mera Yuva Bharat (2023): Bridging the Youth Empowerment Gap

Before MY Bharat was launched, India already had several programmes for young people. But these programmes were managed by different departments and organisations. As a result, young people did not have one common platform to find opportunities related to volunteering, leadership, skill development and practical learning. At the same time, the government faced the challenge of connecting India’s large youth population with activities related to nation-building. This created a need for a more coordinated and technology-based platform for youth participation.

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Transforming India’s Credit Ecosystem through the Unified Lending Interface (ULI)(2025)

India's financial inclusion landscape has witnessed significant transformations over the last decade, primarily driven by the expansion of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). While the combination of Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) accounts and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) successfully democratized the payments ecosystem, a critical structural challenge remained unsolved: the formal credit gap.

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Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme: Can Fiscal Autonomy Strengthen Grassroots Democracy?

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment gave Panchayati Raj Institutions constitutional status and strengthened the framework for decentralised governance. However, effective local self-government also requires financial capacity. Article 243H of the Constitution enables State legislatures to authorise Panchayats to levy, collect and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls and fees, and to provide for the assignment of revenues and grants to them. Thus, the constitutional framework recognises fiscal capacity as an important component of effective local self-government. Continued dependence on government grants, however, can limit the ability of Panchayats to respond independently to local priorities.

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Namami Gange 2.0  (2021-2026) : Assessing River Rejuvenation, STP Infrastructure and Community Participation Policy

The Ganga supports more than 400 million people. It gives them water to drink, land to farm, and a reason to pray. But it also carries the waste of cities, factories, and towns along its 2500 km stretch. That is the core problem. For many years, cleaning the Ganga has been a national priority. In 2014, the Namami Gange Mission was launched.

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SANKALP Scheme, 2018: Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Skill Development

The Government of India approved the Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) scheme through the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in October 2017 and launched it on 19 January 2018. Implemented by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) with loan assistance from the World Bank, SANKALP forms part of India's broader Skill India Mission, alongside flagship schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), and the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF). While these other schemes focus on direct skills training, apprenticeship engagement, or standardizing qualifications respectively, SANKALP was designed to address a different, structural gap: the absence of a strong institutional architecture connecting skill development efforts at the Central, State, and District levels, essentially the administrative backbone that other schemes rely on to function effectively at the ground level.

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ORUNODOI SCHEME IN ASSAM (2020): WOMEN-CENTRED WELFARE AND THE CHALLENGE OF LAST-MILE DELIVERY

Orunodoi is Assam’s flagship women-centred social-protection programme. Launched on 2 October 2020, it provides regular financial assistance to economically vulnerable households, with the transfer made in the name of a woman. The scheme emerged from a practical concern: women often manage household spending on food, medicines and education but may lack an independent or predictable income. A monthly transfer to a woman’s account therefore seeks to combine poverty relief with greater financial visibility and participation in household decision-making.

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Protecting Women Beyond Borders:Non-Resident Keralites Affairs and Non-Resident Keralite Women’s Cell 

The department of Non Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) was established by the Government of Kerala on 6th December 1996 as India’s first dedicated state level institution to address the grievances, safeguard the rights and promote the welfare of Non Resident Keralites (NRKS) living or working outside the state, both within India and abroad.

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