Category Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II, 2019

Insights, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, IMPRI Research, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

On 5th March 2019, the Government of India, through the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, approved the implementation of the CPSU Scheme Phase-II.

IMPRI Desk
July 2, 2025

Global Housing Technology Challenge‑India: A Transformational Push for Smart Urban Housing (2019–2025)

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for ICT for Development, IMPRI Research, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

Launched in January 2019, under PMAY‑Urban, the Global Housing Technology Challenge‑India (GHTC‑India) represents a policy innovation aimed at addressing India’s urban housing deficit through technology-led solutions.

IMPRI Desk
July 2, 2025

Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana, 2020

Insights, Center for Work and Welfare, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana is a Central Sector Scheme implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India. Launched in 2020-21, the scheme is focused on the upliftment of socially, economically, and educationally marginalised sections of society.

IMPRI Desk and Bhaktiba Jadeja
July 2, 2025

Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROBS), 2025

Insights, Center for ICT for Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROBS) is one of the quality improvement schemes by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It aims to modernize and eliminate obsolescence in laboratories, workshops, and computing facilities (libraries are excluded) to equip institutions for practical learning, research, and consultancy/training initiatives.

IMPRI Desk and Bhaktiba Jadeja
July 2, 2025

Mapping Democracy: Evaluating India’s Local Government Directory (LGD), 2007 and Its Future

Policy Update, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, IMPRI Research, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Policy Briefs, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Research, Social Sector

India’s three-tier system of local governance: comprising of Gram Panchayats (village level), Panchayat Samitis (block level) and Zilla Parishads (district level) in rural areas, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in urban areas, was constitutionally established by the 73rd and 74th Amendments in 1992 and 1993 respectively (Government of India, 1992; Government of India, 1993).

IMPRI Desk
June 30, 2025

NITI(National Institution For Transforming India) Aayog,2015-Ministry Of Planning

Insights, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

NITI Aayog- National Institution for Transforming India, formerly known as the Planning Commission, is the apex organization and a public policy think tank of the Government of India.

IMPRI Desk
June 29, 2025

Iran on the Edge: Decoding Trump’s Next Move

Insights, Governance and Law, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Thematic Areas

Anil Trigunayat In the ongoing war between two arch-rivals, Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the death and destruction and the utter defiance of international law by both sides under the garb of ‘self-defence’ have pushed the entire West…

IMPRI Desk and Anil Trigunayat
June 26, 2025