Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

April 19, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this paper, we document the growing informalization of India’s labour force, and the consequences of this phenomenon for the state of social protection in India

By Hasna Ashraf, Dr. Indradeep Ghosh, Aarushi Gupta, Rakshith S. Ponnathpur, Monami Dasgupta, Anupama Kumar, Nishanth Kumar
April 15, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this paper, we assess the public disclosure regime of the Indian banking sector & provide our recommendations that RBI can consider implementing to enhance the transparency of disclosures

By Amulya Neelam, Sowmini G Prasad, Madhu Srinivas
April 14, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we revisit the issue of over-indebtedness in microfinance and provide a set of suggestions to address them

April 13, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we analyse the community-based health insurance model and suggest pathways for reform

April 9, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we discuss the market & regulatory barriers that prevent most farmers, banks & NBFCs from participating in the commodity derivatives market

April 8, 2021 | Dvara Research

we also propose a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that can be a ready reference for community-based institutions, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), or government-run help centres, engaged in citizen assistance in the field of social welfare and accountability.

By Team SPI
April 8, 2021 | Dvara Research

This report has been submitted to Azim Premji University under their COVID-19 Research Funding Programme 2020

By Team SPI
March 31, 2021 | Dvara Research

This working paper was accepted to the 4th Annual Conference of India Gold Policy Centre at IIM Ahmedabad

By Rakshith S. Ponnathpur, Monami Dasgupta
March 26, 2021 | Dvara Research

we conducted a study to evaluate the impact of information disclosures in discouraging consumers from making unsuitable choices, i.e., choices that do not align with their financial circumstances, risk capacity and appetite.

By Niyati Agrawal, Misha Sharma, Madhu Srinivas, Monami Dasgupta, Monika Halan
March 26, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we share our responses submitted to the RBI to the questions posed in the discussion paper