Social protection for a changing India
In this comprehensive review of India's social welfare & anti-poverty initiatives, the World Bank says that the spending to eradicate poverty had not reached their full potential & recommends replacing PDS with a system of direct cash transfer.
See Also
Report: NREGA - opportunities and challenges.
Feature: Poverty begets poverty.
Report: Economic Survey – 2010-11.
Note: Draft national food security bill.
Report: Committee on food security bill.
Act: The NREGA, 2005.
Report: Moving out of poverty in India.
Report: Implementation of the NREGA.
Report: The developing world is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty
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