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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.
India’s LPG cooking gas subsidy reform: Lessons for policymakers in reducing costs and building acceptance for reform
This policy brief summarizes the reforms India introduced to streamline, digitize, and transform cooking gas subsidy from an in-kind to a cash transfer program.
Oct 5, 2020
Caroline Pulver, Arshi Aadil, Anurodh Giri and Mitul Thapliyal
Oct 5, 2020
Caroline Pulver, Arshi Aadil, Anurodh Giri and Mitul Thapliyal
One Nation One Ration Card – The Road Ahead
The blog highlights the road ahead for the Indian government’s new program—One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC). The objective of the program is to build upon the digitization of the Public Distribution System (PDS) with a focus on beneficiary-centric reforms.
May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020
How India is securing its G2P beneficiaries from COVID-19 – Lessons for other countries to create a G2P delivery platform
In the first blog from our new series on lessons from India for the world, we will look at the basic components of the digitized G2P ecosystem that enabled India to support beneficiaries even when the whole country was under lock down. We will follow this with detailed modules on each component.
May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020
Nutrition literacy: Charting a new path forward
This blog examines the factors that influence people’s food choices and thus their nutritional intake. It also highlights the need for nutrition literacy among the PDS beneficiaries.
Jan 31, 2020
Neha Parakh, Puneet Khanduja, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi
Jan 31, 2020
Neha Parakh, Puneet Khanduja, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi
An apple a day may not keep the doctor away—the importance of dietary diversity
Based on a study conducted by MSC in August, 2019 to assess the nutritional gaps in PDS households, this blog highlights the importance of incorporating local and diverse food items into the beneficiaries’ diet
Jan 31, 2020
Neha Parakh, Puneet Khanduja, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi
Full, yet undernourished? How India can move from food security to nutrition security
This blog presents the challenges faced by India to shift the focus of its public distribution system from food security to nutrition security.
Jan 30, 2020
Jan 30, 2020
A study to assess the nutritional gaps in Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiary households
MSC’s report examines the PDS food basket and the dietary intake of beneficiary households. We also suggest ways to increase the nutritional efficiency of various government programs to improve the overall nutritional outcome.
Jan 28, 2020
Puneet Khanduja, Neha Parakh, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi
Jan 28, 2020
Puneet Khanduja, Neha Parakh, Mitul Thapliyal and Vijay Ravi
The Public Distribution System and Food Fortification: A missed opportunity?
The blog examines the role of food fortification as a measure against the prevalence of malnutrition in India. Further, it highlights the potential of providing fortified food grains through the Public Distribution System to provide micro nutrients to over 800 million beneficiaries.
Dec 4, 2019
Dec 4, 2019