Tag: Rridhee Malhotra

Designing Beneficiary-Centric ‘Direct Benefit Transfer’ Programmes: Lessons from India – Part II

This Policy Note Part II, details out the “Seven Steps of DBT Programme Design” for a robust and beneficiary centric direct benefit transfer programme.

Sep 23, 2016

Arshi Aadil, Lokesh Singh, Ritesh Rautela, Rridhee Malhotra and Vijay Ravi

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Designing Beneficiary-Centric ‘Direct Benefit Transfer’ Programmes: Lessons from India – Part I

This Note as a first part of the two-step series explains the pre-requisites and the steps, which if followed, can help in implementation of successful government DBT programmes.

Sep 19, 2016

Arshi Aadil, Lokesh Singh, Ritesh Rautela, Rridhee Malhotra and Vijay Ravi

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Fair Price Shop Sustainability in Automated TPDS: A Mirage or Possibility?

This note highlights the importance of the sustainability of fair price shops (FPS) and provides detailed options to ensure their continuity. It also suggests methods to ensure the continuity of FPSs.

Aug 22, 2016

Lokesh Singh, Rridhee Malhotra and Arshi Aadil

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Governance is the Weight Around MGNREGS’s Neck: Technology May Offer a Way Out

MicroSave’s experience of the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme across various states has highlighted the inadequate administrative capacity of state governments that limits the potential of the programme.

Jul 19, 2016

Lokesh Singh and Rridhee Malhotra

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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

Lokesh Singh, Arshi Aadil and Rridhee Malhotra

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