Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

" Responsible AI"
February 16, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this post, we examine the concept of managed care and attempt to understand its relevance in the Indian context.

By Hasna Ashraf
February 3, 2021 | Dvara Research

Reports of growing debt stress among microfinance borrowers in Assam follows a similar path as those in AP. In this post we analysis this issue and provide possible solutions

By Amulya Neelam
January 18, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we summarise our comments to the Working Document: Enforcement Mechanisms for Responsible #AIforAll

By The Future Of Finance Initiative
January 18, 2021 | Dvara Research

This research note intends to offer a solution-oriented feedback to the Working Document: Enforcement Mechanisms for Responsible #AIforAll (Working Document) released by the NITI Aayog in November 2020.

By The Future Of Finance Initiative
December 22, 2020 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we explore a case of exclusion from the PDS, wherein a daily wage labourer, Mr. Kabeer, was unable to obtain a ration card

November 11, 2020 | Dvara Research

In this case study, we explore the case of a farmer who spent a year attempting to enrol under PMK

By Aarushi Gupta
November 4, 2020 | Dvara Research

This blogpost discusses the case of an unorganised sector worker who, along with many other workers, did not receive the cash entitlement into her bank account

By Nishanth Kumar
October 30, 2020 | Dvara Research

This blog post deconstructs three crucial examples of states seeking to implement digital welfare systems and contracting out design and implementation to private entities

May 19, 2020 | Dvara Research

In this policy brief, we address the concerns of last-mile delivery of welfare benefits announced under the Pradhan Mantri Gharib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)

By Aarushi Gupta, Anupama Kumar, Janani AP
May 4, 2020 | Dvara Research

Inviting research institutions/think-tanks, institutional and independent academicians, and scholars to submit research proposals