Author: Ritwik Shukla / Publication Year: within 5 Years

Author:: Ritwik Shukla and Avani Kapur
Publication Date:: 02-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Centre for Policy Research, India
Abstract:: Ayushman Bharat, under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) was launched by Government of India (GoI) on 23 September 2018. The programme consists of two initiatives: (1) The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY); and 2) The establishment of 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs). Using government data, this brief reports on the following indicators: GoI allocations and releases; Eligibility and claims under PMJAY; and Number of operational HWCs and diseases screened.
Topic:: Government, Health, Health Care Policy, and Budget
Political Geography:: South Asia and India

Author:: Avani Kapur and Ritwik Shukla
Publication Date:: 02-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Centre for Policy Research, India
Abstract:: The Integrated Child Development Services is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship programme aimed at providing basic education, health, and nutrition services for early childhood development. This brief uses government data to analyse ICDS performance along the following parameters: Allocations, releases, and expenditures, Component-wise trends, Human and physical resources, Coverage, and Malnutrition status.
Topic:: Education, Health, Budget, Children, Food Security, and Social Policy
Political Geography:: South Asia and India

Author:: Avani Kapur and Ritwik Shukla
Publication Date:: 12-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Centre for Policy Research, India
Abstract:: This brief’s focus is solely on core nutrition specific interventions for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under six years of age. These address the immediate determinants of fetal and child nutrition and development. Nutrition-sensitive interventions are discussed where relevant.
Topic:: Development, Children, Women, Food Security, and Pandemic
Political Geography:: South Asia and India

Author:: Avani Kapur, Ritwik Shukla, Manan Thakkar, and Purnima Menon
Publication Date:: 07-2020
Content Type:: Case Study
Institution:: Centre for Policy Research, India
Abstract:: India should have spent at least ₹38,571 crore in 2019-20, across Union government ministries and State government departments to fully finance a set of core direct nutrition interventions (DNIs), at scale. In this study, you will find information on nutrition costing. It carries forward critical studies that costed for nutrition interventions.
Topic:: Government, Food, and Finance
Political Geography:: South Asia and India

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