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WEBAt Accountability Initiative, we see funding as a key piece in the puzzle of building a public health system that is responsive to needs. While India continues to spend much lower …

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Types of Corruption in the Health Sector

WEBThe typical petty corruption related to the health sector that people experience are as follows: Bribes to gain access (to wards, to enter restricted areas such as labour wards) …

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Improving Nutrition Budgeting in Health Sector Plans: Evidence …

WEBFollowing the four phases of the budget cycle—planning, allocations, disbursements and expenditure, this paper presents a new method developed by the authors to track …

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National Health Mission, 2023-24

WEBAvani Kapur, Ritwik Shukla, Sharad Pandey(2023) National Health Mission (NHM) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) largest public health programme, which aims to achieve …

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Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

WEB2 ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE, INDIA The Integrated Child Development Scheme is the Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship programme aimed at providing basic education, …

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National Health Mission

WEBThe National Health Mission (NHM) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) largest public health programme. It consists of two sub-missions: National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), …

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Transparency, Accountability, and the Indian Government

WEBA BIARI 2016 Presentation “The narrative of [government] transparency and accountability in India is … the aspiration, regardless of political leanings,” said Yamini Aiyar, senior …

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Understanding India's Health Budgets

WEBYet India’s 29 health budgets (Government of India plus 28 states) are complex, varied, and poorly understood. Thus, there is value in enhancing our collective understanding of …

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Right to Health: Questions India Needs to Focus on

WEBThe Government of India has reiterated that the goal for India’s healthcare system is to progressively achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

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Menstrual Health Services in India: A Comprehensive Overview

WEBMenstrual health is defined as the state of “complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing” during menstruation. Existence of commensurate sanitation and water facilities, access …

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India’s Major Challenges in Realising Menstrual Health

WEBThe previous blog in this series looked at how India’s existing menstrual health public service delivery prioritises the distribution of sanitary napkins (or pads). While the usage …

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BUDGET BRIEFS National Health Mission (NHM) GoI, 2020-21

WEB2 ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE, CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH TRENDS IN GOI ALLOCATIONS AND RELEASES In May 2013, GoI launched the National Health …

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Gig Workers’ Access to Social Security in India

WEBThe Code on Social Security (2020) makes provisions for gig economy workers, mandating that the Union and state governments frame and notify relevant welfare schemes. These …

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At a Glance: India’s Major Welfare Programmes

WEBAMRUT Mission was subsumed under AMRUT 2.0, which was launched in October 2021. AMRUT 2.0 will be implemented for a period of 5 years, till Financial Year (FY) 2025-26. …

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A Missed Milestone: How India has been Unable to Boost Public …

WEBThe National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, India’s guiding policy document on achieving equitable and quality education for all, has reiterated the need for increasing public …

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AT A GLANCE Maternal and Child Health in Meghalaya

WEB•Low institutional delivery at 54.3 per cent, presents pressing challenges for Meghalaya as it impacts child health during and after birth. • The poor availability of clinical management …

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At A Glance: Bihar Budget 2023-24

WEBThe Bihar government presented the Bihar Budget 2023-24 in the state assembly on 28 February 2023. Read the curated welfare-related highlights from the budget document …

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BUDGET BRIEFS National Health Mission (NHM) GoI, 2023-24

WEBBUDGET BRIEFS, NHM, GOI 2023-24, VOL 15/ISSUE 8 3 PROPOSED AND APPROVED BUDGETS, RELEASES, AND EXPENDITURES NHM consists of the following six major …

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Of Dolphins, Transparency and TABridge

WEB“We policy people are like dolphins – extremely intelligent, but it looks like nobody knows how to communicate with us.” This quote, by Matt from Indigo Trust is by far my …

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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Boon or Bane

WEBThe Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is India’s attempt to digitise healthcare systems and to transform the medical sector, similar to what UPI has done for fintech. …

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Notes from the first Global Transparency Conference

WEBYamini Aiyar, Accountability Initiative From May 17 -May 20, I attended the first Global Transparency Conference held at Rutgers University, Newark. The conference brought …

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What are we reading

WEBThe New York City Charter Schools Evaluation project analyzes the achievement of 93 percent of the New York City Charter school students who were enrolled in test-taking …

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