Feeding India’s Poor: Plugging Leakages, Without Doing Any Harm
This policy brief discusses two distinct and more recent approaches, namely, Direct Benefit Transfers and e-PDS (i.e. Automation in PDS), as undertaken by different states to address leakages.
May 31, 2016
Endline Assessment of DBT Pilots in TPDS: Some Success and Few Issues
MSC conducted three progress assessments on direct benefits transfer (DBT) in the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) in August, 2015. This note on the final assessment shows mixed results across the key indicators.
Apr 7, 2016
Andhra Pradesh’s Public Distribution System: A Trailblazer
This note highlights how the state of Andhra Pradesh stands out as a pioneer in automating the Public Distribution System and has achieved impressive savings in terms of cost.
Apr 5, 2016
Lokesh Singh, Sainath Sunil, Isvary Sivalingam and Garima Mishra
Savings Achieved through FPS Automation: Step for Greater Efficiencies
In this note, we discuss the savings that have accrued because of automation of fair price shops (FPS) in Andhra Pradesh and to an extent in Telangana.
Mar 3, 2016
DBT in TPDS – A Mid-line Assessment: The Road Ahead Seems To Be Long
MicroSave conducted an assessment on direct benefits transfer (DBT) in the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) in August, 2015. This note looks at findings from the mid-line assessment.
Mar 3, 2016
Baseline Assessment for DBT in TPDS: Will This Small Step Become a Giant Leap?
This focus note is based on MicroSave’s assessment of DBT in the (TPDS) conducted in August, 2015. This note pertains to the findings of the baseline assessment.
Mar 2, 2016
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