Universal education, value-added skills accretion and massive growth in employment in the formal sectors should be the key focus areas
During the past decade, in terms of growth in income, the bottom-of-the-pyramid households at an all-India level—particularly those engaged in…
Unlike many other food product categories, there is still scope for growth in protein consumption in large markets in India
Policy-makers must address the issues of food security not only from the perspective of adequate quantity of food but also…
The propensity to spend is almost identical for bottom 10% households in rural & urban areas, but there are considerable…
Those wedged between India’s welfare and market-driven economies have little social security even as they work under precarious employment conditions
There exist considerable differences between the rich and the poor with respect to expenditure on healthcare, education and communications
While superior savings tools need to be created for the self-employed, skill upgradation will help a large section of the…
Opening savings accounts can only be the first milestone in the long journey ahead
However, rather than measuring education outcomes, we have to effectively measure ‘learning outcomes’—so as to correctly evaluate the benefits of…
We need to step up financial literacy levels, offer comprehensive solutions to meet customer needs, and help agent advisors graduate…
A two-way flow of people, ideas and financial resources does better for the economy than a one-directional rural-urban mobility that…
Cashless transactions need to mimic cash, not fight it, for successful adoption
A multi-sectoral strategy would go a long way in building bridges to the poorest rural communities in the remotest parts…
While schemes like PM Adarsh Gram Yojana are in the right direction, there is a need to pool resources to…
Our pulses consumption has dramatically reduced from about 60 gm per person in 1951 to 37 gm right now, and…
Policy-makers need to look at healthcare as a key element of the economic well-being of the country
We should focus on segments that continue to be disadvantaged and impoverished in terms of access to resources, infrastructure and…
