Policy UpdateYashkirti Pal BACKGROUND The Central Sector Scheme of Top Class Education in College for Other Backward Classes, Economically Backward Classes, and De-notified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes is a flagship sub-scheme under the overarching PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme…
India has one of the highest burdens of sickle cell disease in the world, but for decades it did not get much policy attention. Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder where red blood cells turn rigid and crescent-shaped, which blocks blood flow and causes anaemia, pain, organ damage, and early death in many cases.
At the historic joint inauguration of Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice, France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a resonant address that captured the global innovation spotlight.
The Grant-in-Aid Scheme for Child and Women Labour occupies a relatively overlooked position within India's labour welfare framework. Originally introduced in 1981-82 and revised in 2003, the scheme was designed to provide financial assistance to voluntary organizations working with child and women labourers through education, rehabilitation, awareness generation, skill development, and welfare interventions.
The Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) was introduced in 2003 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment as a centrally sponsored scheme to support rehabilitation and empowerment services for persons with disabilities through voluntary organizations.
Policy UpdateParidhi Passi Background India’s welfare system has long failed to reach its most isolated communities — the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). These 75 communities live across 18 states and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in around 22,000 habitations…
Policy UpdateParidhi Passi Background For over seven decades after Independence, millions of families living in rural India’s Abadi (inhabited) areas had no legal document proving ownership of the homes they lived in. These areas — referred to as lal dora…