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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

Village Secretariats of Andhra: A Decentralised Scheme Implementation Model

In the 1980s, Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, had said that for every rupee targeted towards welfare and poverty alleviation only a fraction, 15 paise, reached the intended beneficiary. Although, with the wider penetration of Aadhaar-linked bank accounts, the reach of direct benefit schemes has increased, the gap is still high. The problem starts from the lack of awareness of different schemes, cumbersome procedures and documentation, and corruption.

In the Battle Against Climate Change, Consumerism is the Antagonist

UN Secretary General Guterres in his opening remarks at the start of the UN General Session in September 2022, cautioned the world about global dysfunction and how nations are not tackling the big challenges facing it. The caution was not a day too soon given the unprecedented floods that had occurred then in Pakistan and parts of India. Extreme weather events are linked to climate change which in turn is caused by rising pollution due to growing consumerism

Clarion Call to Prioritise the Eye Health of Children in India

This article discusses rationale and motivation with which eye health of the children must be prioritized. It then analyzes the issues and challenges in ensuring eye care to the children in India and how in the process, the nation’s commitment to the attainment of United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals gets impacted. It also provides a glimpse of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the eye health of the children.

Understanding Inclusivity in Eye Care

Vision is not just critical to an individual’s growth and development but has direct implications for national and global development. It holds the potential to boost the global economy in a fair and equitable manner. It enables everyone to live their lives to the fullest, releasing their potential to learn, to work, and to lead fulfilled and productive lives. 

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