The main objectives of the NCAER study were (i) to Identify and measure indicators demonstrating the impact of dairy involvement in socio-economic development, family welfare, and income generation;(ii) assess the social impact of the project in terms of provision of livelihoods, especially for vulnerable groups, and empowerment of women; (iii) Carry out an ex-post economic and financial evaluation of the design and delivery of the project with a focus on the two main components of NDP-I viz.: (a) Productivity Enhancement, which would increase milk productivity through improved animal breeding, nutrition, and delivery of Artificial Insemination services, and (b) Milk Collection and Bulking, which would provide access to markets through investment in village level milk collection and bulking facilities, and formation of producer companies and dairy cooperative societies.
This study is completed and report is available here
The study is focused on ascertaining profitability in the industry, which in turn would examine the prospects of new investments and growth of the sector over the medium to long term. Major objectives of the study are (i)examine the degree of competitiveness of the cement sector in India, using appropriate measures of industrial concentration over time and across other major industries that are crucial for housing and infrastructure development and (ii) measure the profitability of the cement sector in terms of return on investment or profits to assets ratios, again over time and for comparison across selected industries.
This NCAER study aims at providing an economic assessment of the proposed investment in refinery infrastructure, in terms of the multiplier effect on output, income, labour inputs, and tax contribution. The economic impact analysis tracks: (i) the revenues generated by a business or economic activity and their disbursal as they flow through the economy at both the local and broader levels; and (ii) jobs created, as well as any spending that supports local enterprises and generates new tax revenues at different levels of government.
This study is completed and report is available here.
The broad objective of the project is to estimate overall tax burden and elasticity of alcohol products for the last 10 years in 7 selected states (Delhi, MP, Sikkim, Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh) of India. To attain this goal, the research study involves undertaking the specific tasks:
Reviewing of the state wise price mechanisms and structure of taxation across various types of alcohol products;
Estimating the trend in sales, consumption, and affordability of different alcohol products for the last 10 years;
Examining the price and tax elasticity of different alcohol products segregated by geography and socio-economic status;
Estimating the cross-price elasticity between alcohol products;
Analyze state wise increase in revenue in relation with increase in taxation for last 10 years; and,
Provide an estimated incremental tax requirement for relative reduction in consumption of alcohol by 10 % by 2025.
A socio-economic impact evaluation study was carried out by NCAER during January-June, 2019 to document the impact attributed to CAIM interventions on (i) Reduction of household poverty, (ii) Sustainable increase in household incomes, and (iii) Increased household resilience to climate and market risks.
