D. Narendranath

October 17, 2015

Kudumbashree-PRI Collaboration in Kerala: An Approach to Poverty Alleviation

Starting in a modest way by engaging in neighbourhood groups, the Kudumbashree model spread like wildfire through the state of Kerala, which was already practising devolution of power and decentralized planning; it became “a process, a project and a delivery mechanism for the poor.”
November 6, 2014

MGNREGA: The Need to Go Beyond Ideologies

Rebutting Arvind Pangariya and Jagdish Bhagwati’s views on why MGNREGA should be limited and eventually phased out are the arguments that say the welfare scheme has the potential to save the life and dignity of the poor, and that efficiency is not the only criterion that should guide state policies.