Category Social Sector

Why is PLI Scheme Suboptimal?

Insights, Economy and Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector

India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, launched in 2020 with high expectations, aimed to provide a subsidy of Rs 1.9 lakh crore over six years. However, as of March 2023, only Rs 3,400 crore in claims have been received and Rs 2,900 crore disbursed. The scheme had, therefore, experienced a significant shortfall.

IMPRI
June 21, 2023

Making Healthcare Right: Lessons from Rajasthan’s Conflict on Right to Health Bill

Insights, Center for Work and Welfare, Social Sector

TK Arun Access to emergency healthcare is vital, so what is wrong if the government of Rajasthan asks its privately run hospitals to provide such care? Why should hospitals and doctors have gone on strike, in protest against the state’s…

IMPRI
April 7, 2023

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
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

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

Disaster Resilient Housing and Built Environment-5

Day 3 Video: Disaster Resilient Housing and Built Environment: Imperatives for Better Policy, Planning and Sustainable Cities

Videos, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for ICT for Development, Economy and Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Governance and Law, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Science and Technology, Social Sector, South Asia Studies Center, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

#WebPolicyLearning | Disaster Resilient Housing and Built Environment | NIDM and IMPRI National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, and #IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi invite you…

IMPRI
December 15, 2022

Disastrous Decade for Data

Insights, Economy and Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Generation Alpha Data Centre, Governance and Law, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

Disastrous decade for data he daunting challenges concerning data posed by the CAA-NPR-NRC debate have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and Recession. The reluctance of the government to release official data needs to be resolved urgently. As India unlocks, postponement of NPR and only doing the first phase of the 2021 census work will be a logical step to ensure that the census does not suffer from the limited window during which the entire work is expected to be completed. Arjun Kumar IMPRI

Arjun Kumar
March 1, 2021