Gist of The Hindu: November 2016

Gist of The Hindu: November 2016

Content:

• Lessons from cash transfers ()
• Limits to autonomy ()
• Game of Thrones in Kathmandu ()
• Turmoil in Turkey ()
• One India, one market ()
• Finding a NEET balance (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Keeping up with the required rate (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• How to get the weave right (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Lengthening shadow over South Asia (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• We need a Nutrition Mission (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Lessons from flood (Indian Express)(Only For The Subscribed Members)
• How the economy found its feet (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• It never trickles down (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• No substitute to accountability (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• The price of peacekeeping (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Bogeys on the Universal Health Coverage train (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Setback at The Hague (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Ending the Bar-Bench conflict (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Rebooting in Kathmandu (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Selling the country's jewels (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• The dynamic nature of poverty (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Child labour by other means (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• A tricky debate on abortion (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• The age of GST dawns (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Giving India a global-scale bank (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Bihar's draconian prohibition law (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Securing the Indus treaty (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Making our roads safe (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Legacy quest for a safer world (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• The dos and don'ts of a digital sarkar (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• Focus on price stability (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• A question of human rights (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• A chance to narrow India-China differences (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• The Supreme Court's mundane burden (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• A new deal for mental health (Only For The Subscribed Members)
• The crisis over Crimea (Only For The Subscribed Members)

Lessons from cash transfers

Union Food Minister asked States to initiate a pilot programme to replace the Public Distribution System (PDS) food ration with cash, a move already being tested in the Union Territories. Indeed it is fair to say that there is quite a buzz in policy circles about the potential for cash transfer schemes to address multiple outcomes while bringing in administrative efficiency. Yet, the evidence base to support large-scale programme switch-outs from food to cash is quite limited in the Indian context, given the diversity of social, economic and implementation contexts. The Centre's push towards financial inclusion and the use of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) means that these pilot programmes provide the perfect opportunity to add to the learning around cash transfer schemes.