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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

Relocate clearance procedures away from the border and partner countries must adopt well-established practices Of late India has been active in improving volume of trade flows through the land route with its eastern neighbours under the preamble of India’s Act East policy. With this in mind improving border management for faster movement of cargo has...   Read More

Water tables have fallen drastically and we need paradigmatic changes in agricultural practices for resource conservation. Our policies to ensure food sufficiency and assure farmers income have unfortunately also caused crop distortions that have led to excessive drawing of groundwater and its depletion. A disastrous water crisis has been creeping up on us for years. Water...   Read More

The 2nd Covid-19 wave rose sharply from mid-March and peaked on 9th May 2021 (NCAER Quarterly Review of the Economy). The peak number of cases and deaths in second wave were four times higher than the peak in the first wave.  Daily deaths (7-day moving average) peaked at 4190 on 24th May 2021 compared to...   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.

This NCAER study started at the request of Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in 2018 is part of the Working Group initiative in which six pilot districts were selected for preparing District Strategic Plans based on local research and extensive stakeholder consultation. The six districts included Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra,...   Read More

This NCAER study started at the request of Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in 2018 is part of the Working Group initiative in which six pilot districts were selected for preparing District Strategic Plans based on local research and extensive stakeholder consultation. The six districts included Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra,...   Read More

This NCAER study started at the request of Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in 2018 is part of the Working Group initiative in which six pilot districts were selected for preparing District Strategic Plans based on local research and extensive stakeholder consultation. The six districts included Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra,...   Read More

The placement of these two ministries with one minister is the first step towards improving the employability of India's workforce in a pandemic. Skill development is a multi-dimensional problem. One dimension relates to “employer connect” that is essential for productive employment opportunities for the skilled persons. Another dimension is “entrepreneurship” or self-employment which is becoming...   Read More