Category Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKY): Addressing COVID-19 Vulnerabilities

The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PM-GKY) was rolled out on March 26, 2020. It represented the first impulse in India's emergency relief response package. The PM-GKY was aimed directly at alleviating the socio-economic impact of the pandemic and accompanying lockdown on vulnerable communities, particularly the poorest people.

National Education Policy (NEP) 2020: Reshaping Indian Education for the 21st Century

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, is India’s first education of the 21st century. This replaced the National Policy on Education which was released in 1986. The NEP 2020 was released on 29 July 2020. This scheme aims to bring a transformation in the Indian education system into an inclusive, flexible, multidisciplinary, and holistic system. It envisions to create a “vibrant knowledge society” and establish India as a global knowledge superpower. 

Exploring Decentralized Governance and Blockchain’s Role in India’s Bureaucratic Trust Crisis

India lacks a specific national policy on blockchain for governance, complicating the path forward. This article explores the potential for integrating blockchain into existing e-governance frameworks, drawing on state-level initiatives and global best practices, to propose a policy update that addresses this trust deficit.

National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) 2024: A Framework for Integrated Urban Governance

NUDM was launched as a new scheme in 2024, under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs along with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology,

Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS) 2018 

To revolutionize India's policy research space in the true sense, IMPRESS has to move beyond being a selective academic grant program to being an inclusive national knowledge production machine. As a young researcher, I envision the future of policy innovation occurring in open, diverse, and democratized research environments, not in hierarchical constraints. Visualizing IMPRESS in this way will not only establish it as a funding program, but as a driving force for India's intellectual and socio-economic balance. 

Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs) for Startups – Funding India’s Innovation Engine 2016

The Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs) structure, especially via the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), has become a driving force in fostering India's startup environment. It has effectively gathered substantial local capital, aided more than 1,000 startups, and played a role in job creation as well as regional economic growth.

World Health Day-Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures: 7th April, 2025

Every year on 7th April, global health awareness is propagated in the form of World Health Day. It is one of the 11 official global health campaigns initiated by WHO. The day is recognized by various international governments, non-governmental organizations, and other public health authorities.

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