Category Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Budget 2023- 24: Policy Needs Boost to Change Economy

Insights, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Center for Work and Welfare, Economy and Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Focus has to shift from the automated large scale sector, to promotion of the rural economy and the small and micro sectors.

The Union Budget 2023-24 is around the corner. A budget is expected to identify the issues facing the economy and society and try to provide solutions to them. This may involve continuing policies or changing them. The budget represents the priorities of the government – what gets more allocation and what gets less. Changes in priorities take time to show any impact, so many analysts say that budgets do not make a difference. But, given that the budget is the largest single economic event, it matters even if priorities remain unchanged.

IMPRI, IMPRI and IMPRI
February 2, 2023

Cities and ‘Triple Engine’ Sarkaar

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, South Asia Studies Center, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

For cities to develop it is essential that decision-making power is given to the local administration — holistic and sustainable city-specific development cannot happen in a top-down approach where the Centre or state decides.

A prerequisite for development is uniformity in the governance structures from top to bottom. This is what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while inaugurating a metro project in Mumbai on January 19. He called upon the people of Mumbai to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the municipal corporation elections, which are long overdue. He exhorted that the ‘triple engine’ governance model — the Centre, the state, and the Mumbai corporation — should be run directly or in partnership with the BJP for the development in the metro city.

IMPRI, IMPRI and IMPRI
January 30, 2023

RBI Affidavit Obfuscates rather than Clarifying

Insights, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

The government affidavit filed on November 16 justified demonetization by claiming that it was a part of a bigger policy push to digitize and formalize the economy – in its view a beneficial step. The affidavit, in paragraph 15 justifies the decision to demonetize the large denomination currency notes by stating that it was a “well-considered decision” taken after “extensive consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) and advanced preparation”. The implication is that if the decision was wrong, it is the RBI’s (the expert’s) fault.

IMPRI, IMPRI and IMPRI
December 23, 2022

Impact of Worker’s Migration on Society and Economy

Insights, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Center for Work and Welfare, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector, South Asia Studies Center, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

Given the high share of its young population, India has a huge potential that is being wasted due to the inability of its policymakers to set the right policies. Potentially, many workers in the population can support the non-workers—the young and the elderly—and the economy can grow faster.

Arun Kumar, Arun Kumar and Arun Kumar
December 20, 2022

Video: Domestic Violence and Abuse: Challenges and Responses

Videos, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Gender Impact Studies Center, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Governance and Law, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

#GenderGaps | Panel Discussion on Domestic Violence and Abuse: Challenges and Responses #IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi invites you to an IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk series: The State of Gender Equality – #GenderGaps…

IMPRI
December 19, 2022

Global Economic and Education Opportunities can Sustain India’s High Gross Inward Remittance

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

This column argues that for India to continue to sustain the position it has occupied for some years as the largest recipient of gross inward remittance flows, it would be necessary to aim Indian diplomacy toward expanding greater global economic and education space for Indians.

Mukul Asher, Mukul Asher and Mukul Asher
December 19, 2022

Video: The Great March of Migrants During The National Lockdown: Lessons Not Learned and Missed Opportunities

Videos, 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, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Governance and Law, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector, Society, Literature, Arts, Sports and Culture, South Asia Studies Center, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

The State of Population and Development – #PopulationAndDevelopment | Panel Discussion on The Great March of Migrants During The National Lockdown: Lessons Not Learned and Missed Opportunities On the Occasion of International Migrants Day on 18 December #IMPRI Center for…

IMPRI
December 18, 2022