Senior Manager
Arshi is a Senior Manager in the Government and Social Impact—Digital Financial Services domain of MSC India. She is a development consultant with over four years of experience in the field.
The Ujjwala scheme needs a budget push
The PMUY scheme has delivered on its promise by providing more than 80 million connections since its launch. However, the scheme needs a budgetary push to expand LPG usage amongst the targeted customers. In collaboration with the State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM), MSC conducted a pilot with self-help groups (SHGs) in Madhya Pradesh. The pilot suggests that credit facility to avail loans for LPG canisters and higher subsidies to Ujjwala customers will go a long way to enhance LPG usage.
Feb 3, 2022
Feb 3, 2022
A framework to design user centric social protection programs
MSC has devised a framework that stakeholders can use to design and evaluate social protection programs through a user centric-lens. The framework facilitates a comparison of different DBT programs while offering a standard through which lessons, innovations, and best practices can be explored by policy makers and program implementers.
Nov 23, 2021
Nov 23, 2021
Beyond the barriers of affordability: An analysis of India’s cooking fuel support program under the COVID-19 assistance package
India responded to the COVID-19 crisis by announcing several relief measures under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY). As part of PMGKY, 80 million poor women enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), received cash transfers in their bank accounts to purchase liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). This paper assess the program’s efficacy and the experience of beneficiaries in receiving advance transfers into their bank accounts and purchasing LPG refills during and after the lockdown.
Oct 11, 2021
Oct 11, 2021
Beyond the barriers of affordability: An analysis of India’s cooking fuel support program under the COVID-19 assistance package
As part of the relief measures announced by the Indian government to combat the COVID-19 crisis, 80 million poor women received cash transfers to purchase liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). This paper analyzes the program’s performance and the experience of beneficiaries while purchasing LPG refills from the money disbursed during and after the lockdown.
May 28, 2021
May 28, 2021
GOOTCHA—A framework to build gender-sensitive ID systems
The World Bank estimates that around a billion people across the globe lack a “legal identity.” The gender gap in terms of people’s access to official IDs is considerable in low-income countries, where one in two women lack any form of official ID. This limits financial, social, and political participation for women.
Mar 12, 2021
Arshi Aadil, Saloni Tandon, Sonal Jaitly, Sneha Sampath, Venkat Goli and Akhand Tiwari
Mar 12, 2021
Arshi Aadil, Saloni Tandon, Sonal Jaitly, Sneha Sampath, Venkat Goli and Akhand Tiwari
Working paper: A framework for building gender-sensitive identity systems
One in two women in low-income countries lack official identification documents, which limits their financial, social, and political participation. This report explores the design and lifecycle of ID systems from gender and behavioral lenses and proposes a framework to make them more gender-sensitive.
Mar 10, 2021
Arshi Aadil, Saloni Tandon, Sonal Jaitly, Sneha Sampath, Venkat Goli and Akhand Tiwari
Mar 10, 2021
Arshi Aadil, Saloni Tandon, Sonal Jaitly, Sneha Sampath, Venkat Goli and Akhand Tiwari
KYC practices in Indonesia and opportunity for implementing e-KYC for accelerating financial inclusion
The policy brief proposes recommendations to accelerate the implementation of e-KYC in Indonesia based on our previous report.
Jan 12, 2021
Agnes Salyanty, Arshi Aadil, Rahmatika Febrianti, Raunak Kapoor and Sneha Sampath
Jan 12, 2021
Agnes Salyanty, Arshi Aadil, Rahmatika Febrianti, Raunak Kapoor and Sneha Sampath
Existing KYC practices in Indonesia and opportunities for implementing e-KYC to accelerate financial inclusion
The study provides an analysis of the challenges in customer verification by banks and FinTechs. It also outlines policy recommendations to promote a public infrastructure for e-KYC.
Dec 1, 2020
Agnes Salyanty, Arshi Aadil, Raunak Kapoor, Sneha Sampath and Rahmatika Febrianti
Dec 1, 2020
Agnes Salyanty, Arshi Aadil, Raunak Kapoor, Sneha Sampath and Rahmatika Febrianti