Have Payments Banks fulfilled their Financial Inclusion Objectives?
In this report we study the performance of the four fully operational Payments Bank
Private Players in Welfare Delivery: A Case Study from South Africa
In this blog post we study the privatisation of grants system in the South Africa
A beneficial funding route
Setting up the first regulated, non-profit focused ‘social stock exchange-listed’ social venture fund can be a major milestone for India’s non-profit sector
Agent Fraud in Welfare Transfers: A Case Study in Exclusion
In this ongoing series, we will cover stories of citizens who have been excluded from social protection benefits delivered through the DBT and PDS.
Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Centre-state Relations: A Comment
This paper argues that the present structure of Union-State financial transfers is one of the reasons for India’s ad hoc, scheme-based welfare structure.
Controlling Women’s Mobile Phone Access & Use
In this blog post, we share our insights on the level of monitoring and control experienced by women accessing mobile phones.
Marginal Employers and Migrant Workers: Self-employed in Mumbai’s Informal Manufacturing and Recycling Industries – Interview with Representatives of Aajeevika Bureau
This is part of a series of guest posts on social security for self-employed workers in the informal economy
Registering Benefits: A Future Path of Action for Self-Employed Workers
This is part of a series of guest posts on social security for self-employed workers in the informal economy
Effects of Mobile-Based Financial Services on Migrant Households’ Remittances and Savings
Unreliable, expensive, and insecure channels of remittances and traditional savings instruments had inhibited migrant households’ ability to utilise their remittances to save and create wealth.
Challenges to Social Security for Self-Employed Workers in India and the Code for Social Security Bill 2019
This is part of a series of guest posts on social security for self-employed workers in the informal economy
