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Direct Benefit Transfer 2.0: Transforming Welfare Delivery in India 

Direct Benefit Transfer 2.0: Transforming Welfare Delivery in India 

India's Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system marks a transformative step in public service delivery. It aims to fundamentally reshape how welfare benefits reach citizens. Introduced about a decade ago, DBT was designed to directly credit government subsidies into the bank or postal accounts of accurately identified beneficiaries. The system's core innovation lies in the JAM trinity—Jan Dhan bank accounts, Aadhaar unique IDs, and mobile phones—which enabled massive-scale, targeted, and transparent transfers.

Evaluating Healthcare Access for Trans Women and Gender-Fluid AFAB Individuals within India’s Cisgender Policy Framework

Evaluating Healthcare Access for Trans Women and Gender-Fluid AFAB Individuals within India’s Cisgender Policy Framework

The term “transgender” is used to describe individuals whose innate sense of one’s gender, expression, or behaviour is not in alignment with the sociocultural expectations emerging from the gender assigned to them at birth, legally and medically. [1] The term “AFAB” is an acronym meaning “Assigned Female at Birth"; it describes individuals who were assigned female at birth based on certain characteristics of their bodies at birth.

Raksha Mantri Ex-Servicemen Welfare Fund (RMEWF) Scheme, 1981: Educational Assistance for Widows and Children of Ex-Servicemen

Raksha Mantri Ex-Servicemen Welfare Fund (RMEWF) Scheme, 1981: Educational Assistance for Widows and Children of Ex-Servicemen

The education of children of ex-servicemen has been a concern for a long time for both the armed forces community and the Indian government, especially in cases where the families face hardship due to service-related injuries, disabilities, or loss of life. The core objective of this scheme was to provide financial assistance to ensure the children of ex-servicemen, especially those from lower-income households or families, could continue their education without disruption.

Scheme for Campus Accommodation & Facilities Enhancing Social Experience (CAFES), 2020

Scheme for Campus Accommodation & Facilities Enhancing Social Experience (CAFES), 2020

Many university-level students in India, especially those from under-privileged backgrounds, were forced to drop-out of their colleges or face the burden of domestic responsibilities due to lack of accommodation facilities on their campus. To address this issue, the Scheme for Campus Accommodation & Facilities Enhancing Social Experience (CAFES)

English Without Privilege: Towards Linguistic Equality in India

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that a day would come when those who speak in English would hang their heads in shame has met with the predictable responses pointing out English's utility as an essential link language, within India and for the globalizing world, as the language of knowledge acquisition, and as a competitive edge for India over China. Some have pointed out that English is no longer a foreign tongue; Indians have evolved an Indian version of English that is all our own.

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