Category Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

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Nikshay Poshan Yojana, 2018: Strengthening Nutritional Support for Tuberculosis Patients

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge in India, with its impact extending beyond infection and treatment to nutrition, household expenditure and overall well-being. Malnutrition is closely associated with TB and can adversely affect treatment and recovery. Recognising the importance of nutritional support during TB treatment, the Government of India introduced the Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) on 1 April 2018 under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP).

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District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) in India, 2026: Can Mining Revenues Deliver Development to Mining-Affected Communities?

Mining imposes lasting social and environmental costs on the districts where it occurs including land acquisition, displacement, pollution, and depletion of forest and water resources yet for decades the revenue generated from mining flowed almost entirely to state and central exchequers, with no earmarked mechanism to compensate the communities bearing these costs.

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Tamil Nadu’s Old Age Pension Scheme: Tracing Its Evolution Under the IGNOAPS Framework

Tamil Nadu's old-age pension is older than the national scheme it now sits inside. The state's Old Age Pension (Normal) Scheme has run since 1 April 1962. Paying destitute persons aged 65 and above (60 if incapacitated) who had no means of subsistence or supporting relatives and moreover owned no property above ₹5,000 and were not professional beggars.

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Assistance to Deserted Indian Women Scheme, 2011: Protecting Abandoned Overseas Spouses

The Assistance to Deserted Indian Women Scheme was introduced to address the distress faced by Indian women abandoned by Non-Resident Indian (NRI) or foreign spouses. It is a welfare measure that supports women through local Indian community organisations, women’s groups, and NGOs empanelled with Indian Missions, supplemented by limited government funding (Ministry of External Affairs, 2011). Many such women encountered financial hardship, lack of legal support, and difficulties in accessing counselling or filing cases for maintenance, alimony, or divorce in foreign jurisdictions (Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, 2014).

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