Category Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

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

Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)

Insights, IMPRI Research, Policy Update, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector

Higher Education Financing Agency was conceived in India's 2016-17 union budget to provide financial assistance for the creation of capital assets in premier educational institutions in India.

IMPRI Desk
June 23, 2025

Revising MOPRI’s CSS for 2022-2026: Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Centres, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

With an emphasis on reimagining Panchayati Raj Institutions as dynamic hubs of local self-governance and economic growth, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj Institutions was redesigned for implementation from April 2022 to March 2026. This approach focused on localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the grassroots level using a thematic approach through coordinated and cooperative efforts of Central Ministries and State line departments with a 'whole of Government' approach at all levels.

IMPRI Desk
June 22, 2025

PM-SPECIAL: Empowering Geriatric Caregivers Through Training, 2024

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, IMPRI Research, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Policy Update, Programs, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector, Special Initiatives

According to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in its report ‘India Aging Report 2023’ there are 14.9 crore persons aged 60 years and above in 2022 (as on 1 July).

IMPRI Desk
June 20, 2025

Financial Assistance Schemes for Higher Education: Empowering India’s Future

Insights, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, IMPRI Research, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector

The Department of Higher Education (DHE) has launched various schemes to provide financial assistance to students from economically weaker backgrounds to pursue their higher education, in the form of scholarships, education loans, etc. The higher education policies need to be inclusive, liberal, and accommodating to a more advanced, and knowledge-based society.

IMPRI Desk
June 20, 2025