Category Governance and Law

Uttar Pradesh Department-Wise Schemes Update 2026-27

Policy Update, Governance and Law, Insights, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Special Initiatives

Uttar Pradesh, with a geographical area of 2,40,928 sq km and a projected population of around 23.8 crore, is India’s most populous state and one of its most densely populated. The state is characterised by the fertile Gangetic plains, the densely populated and urbanising belt along the Ganga-Yamuna basin, the relatively water-stressed and economically disadvantaged Bundelkhand region, and significant rural populations dependent on agriculture and allied activities.

IMPRI Desk
September 11, 2026

Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), 2018: A Critical Assessment of MSP Procurement

Policy Update, Center for Work and Welfare, Governance and Law, Insights, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

The Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a government-announced price at which certain crops are purchased from farmers. It was introduced to protect farmers from sharp price falls during harvest seasons and to ensure them a minimum income.

IMPRI Desk
September 9, 2026

Nagaland Department wise Schemes Update 2026

Policy Update, Center for Work and Welfare, Governance and Law, Insights, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Nagaland, with a geographical area of 16,579 sq km, is one of India's smallest North-Eastern states and its seventh smallest by population at about 19.78 lakh persons (Census 2011). It is characterised by an entirely hilly and forested terrain rising to Saramati Peak

IMPRI Desk
September 9, 2026

Zero Accountability, the New Normal: How Systemic Governance Failures Continue Without Consequences

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Gender Impact Studies Center, Governance and Law, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being

This is becoming normal in India: No accountability. From the pothole that killed a schoolgirl in UP and the tap water that poisoned infants in Indore to the exam paper leak for the third consecutive year, a new normal is emerging. And is there a chance of anyone being punished or these occurrences? The answer is: No.

IMPRI Desk and Tikender Singh Panwar
September 8, 2026

eCourts Phase III digital courts rollout in India

eCourts Mission Mode Project – Phase III (2023): Assessing India’s Digital Courts Rollout

Policy Update, Center for ICT for Development, Governance and Law, Science and Technology

The eCourts Project has its genesis in the National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in the Indian Judiciary, framed in 2005, and has been implemented since 2007 under the National e-Governance Plan. E-governance entails the use of Information and Communication Technology by governmental institutions in providing public services and sharing of information for better participation of citizens, while the eCourts Project utilizes e-governance concept for the courts.

IMPRI Desk
September 6, 2026

Jharkhand Department-wise Schemes Update 2026: Policies, Programmes and Development Initiatives

Policy Update, Center for Work and Welfare, Governance and Law, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Jharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000 after being separated from Bihar.

IMPRI Desk
September 6, 2026

Puducherry Government Schemes: Department-Wise Analysis [2026]

Policy Update, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Governance and Law, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Puducherry is a Union Territory with a distinctive administrative geography. Unlike most states and Union Territories that form one continuous geographical unit, Puducherry consists of four separate regions—Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam—located along different parts of India's southern coastline.

IMPRI Desk
September 6, 2026