Senior Manager
Ritesh is a Senior Manager in MSC’s Digital Financial Services domain focused on Government and Social Impact (GSI) in India.
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
Oct 22, 2019
Anurodh Giri, Ritesh Rautela, Vikram Sharma, Sneha Sampath 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
Enablers For Direct Benefit Transfers Of Fertiliser Subsidy
Over the past few years, there was a continuous effort by the government to streamline the in-kind distribution of fertiliser. Targeting fertiliser subsidies directly to farmers would be a herculean task, but can be attempted by combining several initiatives that the central government and some state governments have undertaken over the past years. This note discusses potential solutions to improve in-kind transfers and suggests few ideas for cash transfer pilots for fertiliser subsidy.
Sep 24, 2018
Sep 24, 2018
Barriers to Direct Benefit Transfers for Fertiliser Subsidy
The Indian government initiated DBT in fertiliser to plug leakages and bring transparency in the system. Direct Benefit Transfer in Fertiliser (DBT-F) in its current form is a modified subsidy payment system, where the government pays subsidy to fertiliser companies only after fertiliser retailers have sold fertiliser to farmers or buyers. The subsidy isn’t directly credited to farmers in their bank accounts owing to certain challenges. This note highlights the major barriers to distributing fertiliser subsidy through cash transfers and in-kind transfers.
Sep 24, 2018
Lessons from the Digitisation of Government to Person (G2P) Programmes in India
The blog highlights lessons from the digitisation of government to person (G2P) programmes in India
Jun 6, 2018
Anurodh Giri, Arshi Aadil, Mitul Thapliyal and Ritesh Rautela
Jun 6, 2018
Anurodh Giri, Arshi Aadil, Mitul Thapliyal and Ritesh Rautela
Is India Ready to Phase-out Subsidised Kerosene?
This blog discussed possibilities regarding how India can phase out kerosesne subsidy.
Jan 5, 2018
Jan 5, 2018
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Fertiliser – Towards an Efficient Fertiliser Distribution System
The blog identifies how India can move towards an efficient fertiliser distribution system.
Sep 25, 2017
Sep 25, 2017
Assessment of AeFDS (Aadhaar enabled Fertilizer Distribution System) pilot
The report elaborates key findings of the study on three major aspects —Farmer Readiness, Retailer Readiness, and Transaction Status. It also explains best practices being followed by districts based on indigenous wisdom and provides actionable solutions for smooth implementation of AeFDS initiative.
Jun 1, 2017
Jun 1, 2017