Publications

In 2008, Kaluram Salvi, Sarpanch of Vijaypura Gram Panchayat, Rajsamand district Rajasthan, implemented a unique experiment aimed at strengthening transparency in the implementation of the  Mahatama Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

Between 10.30 am and 12.30 pm every day, headmasters of government-run elementary schools in Uttar Pradesh receive an automated phone call from State headquarters asking them to report on the number of mid-day meals served to school children. In response, headmasters punch in...

The fourth brief in this series discusses the importance of pre-legislative scrutiny in law making and highlights the ways in which this process can be strengthened in India.