This article examines how India can strengthen disability-inclusive education by building institutional capacity across schools, teachers and education systems. It explores the role of accessible infrastructure, assistive learning tools, teacher preparedness and inclusive practices in ensuring that students with disabilities can participate, learn and thrive on equal terms.

This article examines how documentation requirements, complex procedures and administrative barriers can prevent low-income households from accessing welfare benefits in India. It highlights the hidden costs of proving eligibility and navigating public systems, and considers how simpler, more inclusive processes can improve access to social protection.

This article examines India’s shift from traditional expenditure-focused budgeting toward outcome-based governance, where public spending is assessed by the results it delivers. It explores how linking budgets with measurable outcomes can strengthen accountability, improve programme performance and ensure that government resources translate into meaningful improvements in citizens’ lives.

This article examines how citizen-centric governance can strengthen public value by making service delivery more accessible, responsive, transparent and equitable. It explores India’s evolving governance systems, digital platforms and institutional reforms, highlighting how better-designed public services can improve citizen experience, trust and outcomes.

This article examines the institutional capacity required to strengthen Early Childhood Care and Education under Mission Saksham Anganwadi, exploring how policy design, implementation systems and frontline delivery can work together to improve outcomes for children and communities.

A closer look at what India’s labour statistics reveal—and often overlook—about women’s participation in the economy. This article explores the gaps between headline employment figures and the wider realities shaping women’s work, opportunity and economic security.