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Mitul Thapliyal heads the Digital Financial Services-Government Social Impact (GSI) domain in MSC. He works with governments, policymakers, development agencies, think tanks, academic institutions, NGOs, and with citizens.
Direct Benefit Transfer in Fertilizer: Fourth round of concurrent evaluation—A nationally representative study
NITI Aayog engaged MSC in a nationally representative study on DBT in fertilizer. This report provides details of the on-the-ground realities of DBT-F implementation and makes actionable recommendations to improve the DBT-F system further.
Oct 22, 2019
Anurodh Giri, Ritesh Rautela, Saborni Poddar, Karthick Morchan, Vikram Sharma, Mitul Thapliyal and Puneet Khanduja
Oct 22, 2019
Anurodh Giri, Ritesh Rautela, Saborni Poddar, Karthick Morchan, Vikram Sharma, Mitul Thapliyal and Puneet Khanduja
Experimenting with cash transfers in food subsidies – Lessons from the pilot in Nagri
This case study discusses a unique experiment of distributing food subsidy in the Nagri block of Ranchi district. The document discusses the learnings and insights from the pilot that governments can use to inform future experimentation in food subsidy delivery.
Oct 22, 2019
Anurodh Giri, Ritesh Rautela, Vikram Sharma, Sneha Sampath and Mitul Thapliyal
Digital Governance: Is Krishna a Glimpse of the Future?
The state of Andhra Pradesh is recognized as a leader in using technology to improve the delivery of public services, programs and subsidies. Many of its innovations were piloted in Krishna District, which has been visited by development agencies and delegations from many countries.
Jul 3, 2019
Arshi Aadil, Alan Gelb, Anurodh Giri, Anit Mukherjee, Kyle Navis and Mitul Thapliyal
Jul 3, 2019
Arshi Aadil, Alan Gelb, Anurodh Giri, Anit Mukherjee, Kyle Navis and Mitul Thapliyal
DBT in Fertilizer: 4th Round of Concurrent Evaluation – A National Study
MSC has been engaged in a nationally representative study on DBT in fertilizer in India, based on a request from NITI Aayog. It identified issues and challenges around the implementation of DBT at the national level.
Mar 15, 2019
Anurodh Giri, Mitul Thapliyal, Ritesh Rautela and Vikram Sharma
Mar 15, 2019
Anurodh Giri, Mitul Thapliyal, Ritesh Rautela and Vikram Sharma
DBT in education: A study on delivery of in-kind benefits to elementary school students in Uttar Pradesh
Our study in Uttar Pradesh on DBT in education specifically looks at in-kind benefits transfers to school children.
Oct 31, 2018
Aishwarya Singh, Mitul Thapliyal, Neha Parakh, Nishant Saindane and Vijay Ravi
Oct 31, 2018
Aishwarya Singh, Mitul Thapliyal, Neha Parakh, Nishant Saindane and Vijay Ravi
Aadhaar verdict – SC strikes the right balance between delivery of benefits and privacy
The blog highlights the Indian Supreme Court’s latest Aadhaar verdict which strikes the right balance between delivery of benefits and privacy
Sep 30, 2018
Sep 30, 2018
RuPay cards – A long road ahead
Rupay – India’s own payment gateway network, is a low-cost alternative to other payment gateways, such as MasterCard and VISA.
Sep 30, 2018
DBT in education: A study of delivery of in-kind benefits to secondary school Students in Uttar Pradesh
The objectives of the study were to understand the processes for the distribution of benefits; understand the allied systems that the processes make use of; identify gaps in the processes and suggest opportunities for improvement.
Sep 25, 2018
Aishwarya Singh, Mitul Thapliyal, Neha Parakh, Nishant Saindane and Vijay Ravi
Sep 25, 2018
Aishwarya Singh, Mitul Thapliyal, Neha Parakh, Nishant Saindane and Vijay Ravi