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Direct Benefit Transfer Programme – The Case of Dilli Annashree Yojana

CategoriesGoal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Knowledge & Research, PrintTags, ,

The ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system of the Government of India has been envisaged as a radical transformation in service delivery that bypasses the inefficiencies that traditional service delivery mechanisms have faced. Under the system, funds are transferred by banks directly to bank accounts of beneficiaries. These accounts are Aadhaar-enabled, in that they are Read More …

ICT for Women –Creating gender sensitive eSpaces for MGNREGA

CategoriesGoal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Knowledge & Research, PrintTags, , , , ,

The ICT Ecosystem project for the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act in Rajasthan was launched in the year 2009 by OneWorld Foundation India in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development (Government of India), Government of Rajasthan and the United Nations Development Programme. This project was officially known as the ‘Knowledge Read More …

CHILDLINE 1098

CategoriesGoal 4: Quality Education, Knowledge & Research, PrintTags, , , ,

CHILDLINE was launched in 1996 on an experimental basis as the first emergency outreach service for children by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Realizing the potential of the initiative to address the persistent gap in protection of children in distress, it was adopted in 1999 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment under Read More …