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While some headline economic indicators suggest a recovery we must not overlook weaknesses in employment-intensive sectors and still-worrisome joblessness that point to persistent distress. The official estimates of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter (Q1) of 2021-22 together with other recent information enable us to form a fairly comprehensive picture of how...   Read More

My vision for the organisation is to make NCAER a leading think tank in the world where eminent researchers policymakers and entrepreneurs can gather to shape India’s development journey. 1. To begin with we would like to congratulate you for assuming the position of Director-General of an eminent institution like NCAER. What is the roadmap...   Read More

Professor Sonalde Desai is Distinguished University Professor at University of Maryland Sonalde Desai, Professor at NCAER, who holds a joint appointment at University of Maryland, USA, has recently been appointed as Distinguished University Professor (DUP) at the University. DUP status is a permanent honorific title that recognises exceptional records in research, teaching, and service. It...   Read More

The poor land records and lack of access to these records adversely impact both the land markets in India and financialisation of land assets. The digitisation of land records is a critical first step in addressing this issue. In this context, NCAER’s Land Records and Services Index (N-LRSI) has the potential of offering a reality...   Read More

Agriculture plays a significant role in the economic development of the underdeveloped regions. Bihar in eastern India remains the poorest State despite the introduction of various policy reforms in the agricultural sector since the mid-2000s. We develop a growth diagnostics framework for the agricultural sector in order to identify the most binding constraints on its...   Read More

The IHDS Forum is a monthly update of publications, op-eds and data news based on the India Human Development Survey (IHDS), which was jointly conducted by NCAER and the University of Maryland in two waves, in 2004-05 and 2011-12. Preparations are underway for launching the third wave soon.

India is among the many countries that have been worst affected by the pandemic. Its tourism activity by all forms – inbound, domestic and outbound – stood for a near-halt for several months. This makes it critical for policy-makers to assess the economic repercussions of the pandemic in real time to facilitate policy initiatives for...   Read More

The health sector has gained immense importance in the last several months since the advent of an unprecedented health crisis in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic across the world. Currently, there is a higher-than-ever need to understand the financial flows of the health expenditure through various financing schemes. This study by NCAER to prepare...   Read More

Uttarakhand has been performing very well with respect to the educational outcomes. Its educational parameters have been better than the national averages since the inception of the state. However, in order to improve further, the state needs to frame strategic investment policies which requires a comprehensive knowledge of the financing system of education in the...   Read More

Tourism is  clearly an important activity in Uttarakhand in view of its immense contribution to both revenue generation as well as employment creation in the State. It is in this context that the present study, NCAER undertook this study to prepare a Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) for quantifying the economic value of tourism in terms...   Read More

One of the central objectives of the study on RGSA by NCAER is to assess the level of implementation and to evaluate if the scheme has been able to enhance the capabilities of Panchayats for inclusive local governance with focus on optimal utilisation of accessible resources and convergence to other schemes for addressing issues of...   Read More

Competitive markets in financial services are the best bulwark against consumer fraud in the long run. In the medium term omnibus and dedicated legislation could be the answer. In her Budget speech this year Nirmala Sitharaman announced several initiatives with a view to develop and deepen the country’s financial markets. This included the announcement of...   Read More