Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

April 13, 2023 | Dvara Research

In this blog, we propose a framework for evaluating agent success through a customer protection lens; this can potentially be deployed as a tool to determine agent success while also allowing stakeholders to identify context-specific levers to improve outcomes for the customer.

April 12, 2023 | Dvara Research

In a recent study to evaluate the effectiveness of consumer awareness campaigns relating to United Payment Interface(UPI) frauds, Dvara Research interviewed ~85 low-income, new-to-UPI users from metro cities and small towns.

By Shreya R
April 11, 2023 | Dvara Research

In this blog, we focus on the supply side of the equation, exploring the literature detailing the issues CICO agents face in offering uninterrupted CICO services. Agents who provide CICO services often encounter significant obstacles that hinder their capacity to assist customers effectively.

By Natasha D’cruze
March 31, 2023 | Dvara Research

In this interim report, we document our observations about the user interface of In-App GRMs in UPI applications (UPI Apps). Our observations are based on our review of the customer redress journey on these GRMs – mainly in terms of the GRM’s accessibility and usability – from the lens of a low-income, digital immigrant customer.

By Aishwarya Narayan, Srikara Prasad
March 29, 2023 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we collate evidence of the various reasons that prevent the BC network from offering access to reliable CICO services all over the country. We rely on a mix of evidence in the form of qualitative case studies, survey results, and secondary sources.

March 28, 2023 | Dvara Research

Under the Center for Customer Protection, Dvara Research has been working on developing a market monitoring tool that leverages social media data to identify customer-facing issues with India’s leading payment infrastructure, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

March 25, 2023 | ThePrint

The promise of SP-ODEs is compelling but it is worth reiterating that deploying them would not automatically translate into better welfare delivery.

By Lakshay Narang
March 13, 2023 | ThePrint

There is a need for updated dataset on households' consumption patterns, increased frequency of surveys on households’ balance sheet, and to collect data on financial well-being.

March 10, 2023 | Dvara Research

T he Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) is the umbrella legislation for insolvency resolution of corporate persons, partnership firms and individuals

March 6, 2023 | Dvara Research

Technological advancement is enabling governments to break away from this fragmented model and adopt an approach that allows individual departments to share infrastructural capacities. In policy parlance, this new approach is referred to as an ‘ecosystem-based’ delivery model, wherein several government departments are integrated at the back end, operate on the same platform, with their workflows interoperable with each other.

By Aishwarya Narayan, Lakshay Narang, Aarushi Gupta, Beni Chugh, Dr. Indradeep Ghosh