Looking Back: Strengthening India’s Social Protection System — Reflections from the “Smart Payments” Roundtable
India has led the world in its use of public payment architecture, first in the introduction of direct benefit transfers and Aadhaar-based payments, and now through its increasingly integrated data and digital infrastructure. While the first generation of payment innovations focused on digitization, the next one must go beyond this. As India’s data and digital […]
Workshop on Gender and Growth Gaps in South Asia to be held in Bengaluru
Event DetailsGender and Growth Gaps in South Asia – Research and Policy Workshop Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023 Co-organisers: Inclusion Economics India Centre at the Institute for Financial Management and Research, Yale Economic Growth Center, Yale Inclusion Economics, the Udaiti Foundation, the Asian Development Bank Institute, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Location: Infosys […]
Policymakers, researchers and civil society members converge to discuss building resilience through safety nets
Policymakers, researchers and civil society members converge to discuss building resilience through safety nets Inclusion Economics India Centre (IEIC) at IFMR, in collaboration with JEEViKA, a rural livelihoods initiative of the Government of Bihar, held a roundtable discussion in Patna on ‘Building Resilience Using Effective Safety Nets’ on 9th May, 2023. The roundtable was an […]
Policymakers, researchers and civil society members meet in Raipur
Policymakers, researchers and civil society members meet in Raipur to discuss how to improve women’s wellbeing and empowerment through policy-engaged research and programming The Inclusion Economics India Centre (IEIC) at IFMR, in collaboration with the Government of Chhattisgarh, held a roundtable discussion on ‘Women’s empowerment and wellbeing – A Policy-engaged Research Perspective’ at the State […]