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RSBY: a government initiative that (Gasp!) seems to work

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 22, 20125 mins

The RSBY smart card for BPL families [Editor’s Note: RSBY expands to Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (Hindi for “National Health Insurance Policy”). The brainchild of IAS officer and Director General of…

Welcome to India: a nation of national shames

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 10, 20123 mins

“The results of this survey are both worrying and encouraging.” As I read the above gem from the transcript of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech on the release of the HUNGaMA report (see What we…

Surprise Surprise! The crown jewels in India's Midday Meal Programs are Charitable Trusts

Vishy KurugantiJuly 03, 20114 mins

Akshaya Patra, a Sanskrit term with origins in the famous Hindu epic Mahabharata, translates to inexhaustible vessel. A public charitable trust which provides nutritious, high quality and tasty mid…

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