Excluded from Public Distribution System: Enrolment issues in the Last-mile
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
Delays in Enrolment under PM-Kisan: Getting Down to the Brass Tacks
In this case study, we explore the case of a farmer who spent a year attempting to enrol under PMK
Registration Does Not Always Guarantee Access to Welfare – Exclusions In Tamil Nadu’s Labour Welfare System
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
Digitisation and Privatisation in Social Protection Systems: International Trends
This blog post deconstructs three crucial examples of states seeking to implement digital welfare systems and contracting out design and implementation to private entities
Comments on Social Security Code, 2020
In this post, we provide some comments on social security for informal workers as it now stands under the 2020 Code.
Building SOPs for Grievance Redressal to Reduce Exclusions in Access to Social Protection Schemes for Poor and Vulnerable Populations
Dvara Research, in collaboration with Gram Vaani, University of Montreal, and Tika Vaani has been selected for the Azim Premji University COVID-19 Research Funding Programme 2020
Status of Health Systems in India at National and Subnational Levels
This note was first published as a part of session 1 of the four-part webinar series hosted by Dvara Research and IndiaSpend
Comments on the Code on Wages, 2019 and Draft Wages Code Rules, 2020
In this post, we examine some questions with respect to India’s minimum wage laws, in light of the Code on Wages, 2019 and the Draft Wages Code Rules, 2020
Proceedings of Roundtable on Social Security for Self-Employed Workers in the Informal Sector
The Social Protection Initiative organised a closed-door virtual roundtable discussion on social security for self-employed workers
Self-employed Migrant Workers in the Unorganised Sector
This post is part of a series of guest posts on social security for self-employed workers in the informal economy