National Council of Applied Economic Research
This report is the outcome of a study undertaken jointly by NCAER and the Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, Australia, on healthcare seeking pathways to improve healthcare and reduce the overall disease burden in India. The report covers various parameters of these health... Read More
This is the Executive Summary of the report based on a study undertaken jointly by NCAER and the Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, Australia, on healthcare seeking pathways to improve healthcare and reduce the overall disease burden in India. This report presents new... Read More
This report, the first output of a three-part research programme undertaken by NCAER extensively explores the socio-economic implications of workers engaged in the food delivery platform industry, shedding light on their employment patterns, incomes, and work environment. Parts two and three of the research programme reports, to be released subsequently, will evaluate the socio-economic impact... Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on the economies of countries across the world, resulting in a sharp contraction in their respective Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures and in the loss of jobs, particularly during the first half of 2020-21. India was no exception and suffered from the second wave of the pandemic during... Read More
NCAER’s White Paper on the “Making India A Global Power House on Farm Machinery Industry” was released by Hon’ble Ms. Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. The focus of this paper is on non-tractor farm machinery because India is already one of the global leaders in tractors. The twin objectives of... Read More
This study aimed to identify the issues and gaps with the current programs on skills in the schools of India. The study focused on the quality and relevance of skills taught in schools, learning outcomes, and their impact on the pathways to work and further education. It also identifies the steps and measures to overcome... Read More
This report documents the all-round impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various population categories across India. It has been compiled using a combination of original qualitative data collected from some of the people affected by the pandemic in India, along with interviews with local leaders and community development actors, and secondary data from a range... Read More
The need to create a globally competitive electronics industry that meets international standards of excellence and efficiently caters to both the domestic and export markets has always been a priority for the country. Accordingly, the National Policy on Electronics (NPE), 2019, and its precursor in 2012, laid down certain goals to significantly boost domestic production... Read More
Input-Output Transactions Table (IOTT) is the matrix representation of a nations or a regions economy, and is used to analyse the inter-industry relations therein, depicting how the output of one industry is used as input in other industries, thereby making each industry dependent on other industries both as an user and as a supplier. It,... Read More
The main emphasis of the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution of India is to ensure uniformity between the functional responsibilities and the financial resources of the three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). For this, the Gram Panchayat (GP) plays a dynamic role as an agency of local self-government. In order to become self-reliant, the Panchayats need... Read More
