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Food prices, wages, and welfare in rural India

by Hanan G. Jacoby WB Policy Research paper no. WPS 6412, April 2013 This paper considers the welfare and distributional consequences of higher relative food prices in rural India through the lens of a specific-factors, general equilibrium, trade model applied at the district level. The evidence shows that nominal wages for manual labor both within [...]

The Evolution of India’s UID Program: Lessons Learned and Implications for Other Developing Countries

Frances Zelazny CGD Policy Paper 008 [Aug 2012] India has embarked on an ambitious new program to provide its citizens and residents a unique, official identity. The UID (Universal ID) program aims to improve the delivery of government services, reduce fraud and corruption, facilitate robust voting processes, and improve security. It is by far the [...]

National Food Security Bill, 2011

By National advisory Council, July, 2011 This National Food Security Bill, 2011 has been approved by Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council and sent to the government. It seeks legal food entitlements to 90 per cent rural and 50 per cent urban households. URL: http://nac.nic.in/foodsecurity/nfsb_final.pdf Courtesy: National Adivsory Council

Budget RTACK

Vol. 8, Track 1,  January 2011 A publication of Centre for Budget and Government Accountability Contents Towards Zero Hunger – Devinder Sharma Aiming for a Substantive Food Security Act – Dipa Sinha Destitution, Social Barriers and Food Rights – Harsh Mander Securing Food for the People -Jayati Ghosh Food Guarantee: Issue is Poor Household Confidence [...]

Final Report on “Poverty, Hunger and Public Action”: An Empirical Study of on-going Decentralisation Initiatives in West Bengal

by Prof. Durgadas Roy and  Dr. Manab Sen India’s Global Hunger Index indicates large-scale poverty and hunger and our failure to meet the challenge despite positive legislative provisions like NREGA and remarkable policy initiatives like ICDS, Mid-day Meal, Public Distribution System and National Social Assistance Programmes. The State Hunger Index reflects an alarming state of [...]

TRENDS IN DIVERSION OF PDS GRAIN

Reetika Khera CDE March 2011 Working Paper No. 198 This article estimates the proportion of grain “diverted” from the Public Distribution System (PDS) to the open market for several years in the past decade, by matching state offtake figures published by the government, with household purchase reported by the National Sample Survey (NSS). The limitations [...]

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