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Lokesh Singh, Manoj Sharma and Mukesh Sadana

PAHAL – from “Discard” to Cherished Success

India is a social welfare state. Rs. 2,700 billion (US$43 billion) have been allocated for...
Aug 8, 2015

Ankush Khanna and Lokesh Singh

Using “Behavioural Sciences” to Make Consumers “Give It Up” –...

The PAHAL programme of DBT had achieved remarkable success. However, its 'Give It Up' campaign...
Jul 27, 2015

Lokesh Singh, Alekh Sanghera and Ankush Khanna

Setting Public Distribution System Right: The Case for ‘Direct Benefit...

This note covers the issues that plague the public distribution system (PDS) in India; alternative...
Jun 19, 2015

Mukesh Sadana and Lokesh Singh

Don’t Throw the Baby Out with Bathwater

This note reflects on the understanding on the recent decision to suspend the DBT scheme...
Mar 7, 2014

Amir Syed

Aadhaar Story in East Godavari

In this blog, Amir Hamza shares the experiences on how the Aadhaar story is unfolding...
Sep 27, 2013

Puneet Chopra, Nitish Narain, Nishant Kumar, Anirban Roy and Amir Syed

Aadhaar Enabled Direct Benefits Transfer in Aurangabad

MicroSave's pilot study in India highlights barriers, best practices and a roadmap to implement the...
Feb 16, 2013
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