FAS Webinar | Agriculture and Budgets in India
“Indian agriculture is in the midst of a long-term problem [...]
Limited Options, Low Wages: The Working Lives of Dalit Women Workers in Rural Uttar Pradesh
In June 2023, we participated in the FAS-PARI survey of [...]
How Did the MGNREGS Perform During the Pandemic?
The Union Budget 2022-23 allocated Rs 73,000 crore for the [...]
MGNREGS and the Pandemic Crisis: Reflections from Tripura
There is an emerging consensus among various policy makers, progressive movements and academics regarding the efficacy of MGNREGS in dealing with the unprecedented unemployment crisis that followed the unplanned Covid-19 lockdown.
The Tripura Model
Madhura Swaminathan and V. K. Ramachandran attempt to draw the contours of "The Tripura Model" of development based on the study of the three villages in the State of Tripura, conducted by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies in May-June 2016. The note, which has been published in The Hindu is republished here.
Agriculture in Budget 2016
The Union Budget of 2016 has widely been publicised as a “pro-farmer” Budget An analysis by R. Ramakumar in the current issue of Frontline critically assesses the claim that farmers’ incomes will be doubled by 2022. Ramakumar shows that th