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Visualizing Growth Digitally: The Case of Gram Manchitra in Panchayati Raj Development

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for ICT for Development, Centres, Economy and Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Governance and Law, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

The Gram Manchitra portal is a Geographic Information System (GIS) based web platform developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India. Launched in 2023, it aims to empower rural governance and planning by providing a platform to visualize, plan, and monitor developmental works at the Gram Panchayat level using spatial data and advanced analytical tools.

IMPRI Desk
August 12, 2025

National Overseas Scholarship, 2014-15

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, IMPRI Research, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector

The National Overseas Scholarship Scheme was started by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, to help students from low-income families from marginalized communities to pursue Master’s and PHD programmes from universities abroad.

IMPRI Desk
August 12, 2025

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports: Strengthening India’s Youth and Sports Culture

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Policy Update, Society, Literature, Arts, Sports and Culture

As India is home to the largest youth population in the world, leveraging their potential is crucial for the country's growth. This demographic dividend must be effectively channelled with adequate opportunities for both personal and professional development. For this reason, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports plays an important role, focusing on personality development, skill enhancement, and capacity-building efforts to empower youth and promote sports in the country.

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August 12, 2025

Training Management Portal, Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Policy Briefs, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Reports, Research, Thematic Areas

When we think of governance, most of us imagine big offices, ministers, and heavy paperwork. But real governance, the kind that touches people’s everyday lives, actually happens in villages, in small meetings under trees, or in community halls where someone speaks up about a broken handpump or an unused ration card. That’s the world of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), and it’s a world that runs on the shoulders of thousands of elected representatives, many of whom are women, first-timers, or people who’ve never stepped into a leadership role before.

IMPRI Desk
August 11, 2025

AICTE Swanath Scholarship Scheme (2020)

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for ICT for Development, Policy Update, Programs, Special Initiatives

Swanath Scholarship is thoughtfully designed for students who often fall through the cracks, orphans, wards of armed forces personnel martyred in service, and students who lost one or both parents to COVID-19

IMPRI Desk
August 11, 2025

Aircraft Leasing and Financing Policy (2021)

Insights, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, IMPRI Research, Policy Briefs, Research, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

The Government of India has promulgated the Aircraft Leasing and Financing Policy (2021) to position India, especially GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City), as an aircraft leasing global hub. This was prompted by the realization that more than 80% of India's fleet of aircraft was leased from outside the country, leading to a huge foreign exchange outflow and exposure to foreign jurisdictions in terms of law, such as Ireland and Singapore.

IMPRI Desk
August 11, 2025

From Empire to Equality: The 2025 India–UK FTA and Its Significance

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Policy Update

On 24 July 2025, India and the United Kingdom signed the much-awaited India–UK Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)—a Free Trade Agreement that the two prime ministers have described as a 'historic day' for both countries' strategic and economic partnership. This is a landmark in the context of history, where trade had been the backbone of British colonisation and imperialism.

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August 11, 2025