February 2010
Financial Inclusion: Please Do Not Forget Our Urban Poor!
Posted on:25-02-10
Premila Nazareth Satyanand
Respected Pranab da,
While the nation lauds the Government’s single-minded drive to take banking to rural doorsteps, the Finance Ministry and the RBI are sadly neglecting a key constituency: the impoverished millions on the doorsteps of urban banks, denied access for lack of ‘papers’. Despite the Government’s clarion call to financial inclusion, my friends and I continue to find it difficult - if not impossible - to open accounts for our cooks, maids, drivers and gardeners.
Respected Pranab da,
While the nation lauds the Government’s single-minded drive to take banking to rural doorsteps, the Finance Ministry and the RBI are sadly neglecting a key constituency: the impoverished millions on the doorsteps of urban banks, denied access for lack of ‘papers’. Despite the Government’s clarion call to financial inclusion, my friends and I continue to find it difficult - if not impossible - to open accounts for our cooks, maids, drivers and gardeners.
AI Budget Briefs Series 2010
Posted on:16-02-10
The Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research is pleased to launch its Budget Briefs Series 2010.
Finding a Voice: Community Television Initiative
Posted on:12-02-10
Sruti Bandyopadhyay
Some people used to argue that elections are THE best instruments of accountability. But events have overtaken the idea and now there are many who are focusing on the limitations of election, mainly, if you have an uninformed citizenry.
Some people used to argue that elections are THE best instruments of accountability. But events have overtaken the idea and now there are many who are focusing on the limitations of election, mainly, if you have an uninformed citizenry.
AI Budget Series: Rural Sanitation and Drinking Water
Posted on:12-02-10
In the last of a 4 - part series on social sector spending in India, the Accountability Initiative in collaboration with Live Mint, looks at expenditure on rural drinking water and sanitation . For a ready reckoner (image) click here. For a detailed analysis see the article -Rural Sanitation and Drinking Water:Mere Infrastructure Won't Solve Problems
AI Budget Series: National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
Posted on:11-02-10
In the third of a 4 - part series on social sector spending in India, the Accountability Initiative in collaboration with Live Mint, looks at expenditure under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). For a ready reckoner (image) click here. For a detailed analysis see the article - Health Economics: Weak Implementation Ailing Health Care Plans
AI Budget Series: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
Posted on:10-02-10
In the second of a 4 - part series on social sector spending in India, the Accountability Initiative in collaboration with Live Mint, looks at expenditure under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). For a ready reckoner (image) click here. For a detailed analysis see the article - Education Economics:Need to relearn lessons on SSA fund flows.
AI Budget Series: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS)
Posted on:09-02-10
In the first of a 4 - part series on social sector spending in India, the Accountability Initiative in collaboration with Live Mint, looks at expenditure under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS). For a ready reckoner (image) click here. For a detailed analysis see the article - Rural Economics: How taxpayers' money is (or isn't) being spent.
Food Subsidy and the Budget: Where did your money go?
Posted on:08-02-10
Is the food subsidy helping the poor in India? How much money has been allocated, how much is being spent? and are these allocations efficient? Accountability Initiative's data on food subsidy shows where your money is going.
The Right to Information - Open to Interpretation
Posted on:08-02-10
Budget 2010 - Great Expectations
Posted on:05-02-10
Where did your money go? Budget 2010 and Education
Posted on:04-02-10
Madhav Chavan, Founder, Pratham and Anit Mukherjee, National Institute of Public Finance Policy talk to Bloomberg UTV news about the upcoming budget and the need for the government to spend more on education.
Accountability and the budget: Tracking where your money goes
Posted on:04-02-10
Yamini Aiyar, Director, Accountability Initiative talks to Mint about the upcoming budget and how taxpayers money is (or isn’t) being spent, how budget allocations are made, and how public sector expenditure can ultimately be put to better use. To read the interview click here.
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