Bala Posani

The paper surveys and analyses the most topical issues in food-grain management in India. In particular, it looks at procurement and price support operations, buffer stocking, food inflation, food subsidies and the public distribution system, with a view to diagnose and understand the current problems. Read more »

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This working paper is an effort to trace the landscape of citizen-led efforts to hold the state accountable in India. It first offers an analytical narrative of the evolution of thought and practice in public accountability till the current emphasis on citizen-led accountability initiatives, and then after a quick overview of the different mechanisms and instruments through which citizens have begun to scrutinize the state it identifies some of the key limitations in the current discourse on citizen-led accountability initiatives, arguing for a research agenda that addresses some of these issues. Read more »