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In Modi era, the role of parliamentary standing committees is getting diminished

Even before the lockdown, their attendance was declining dramatically.

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Ambar Sharma, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 16, 2020 · 01:30 pm
Modi government broke 300% more promises in its first term than Manmohan Singh’s UPA-II

Up to 1,540 assurances made in the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019 are still pending.

Ambar Sharma, IndiaSpend.com
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Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 25, 2019 · 01:30 pm
Indian government’s food security programme will have the same problems as Aadhaar

The One Nation, One Ration Card programme has been set up with the aim of providing subsidised food to itinerant workers.

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· Nov 07, 2019 · 08:30 pm

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Data check: India fares poorly on children’s wellbeing, below Sri Lanka, Bhutan and China

India ranked 113 of 176 countries in The End of Childhood Index, a slight improvement from the previous year.

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
· Jun 02, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com

In Modi era, the role of parliamentary standing committees is getting diminished

Even before the lockdown, their attendance was declining dramatically.

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
&
Ambar Sharma, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 16, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Modi government broke 300% more promises in its first term than Manmohan Singh’s UPA-II

Up to 1,540 assurances made in the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019 are still pending.

Ambar Sharma, IndiaSpend.com
&
Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 25, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Indian government’s food security programme will have the same problems as Aadhaar

The One Nation, One Ration Card programme has been set up with the aim of providing subsidised food to itinerant workers.

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
· Nov 07, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Why India’s Adivasis, most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition, receive fewest state benefits

With little reliable data on their health systems and often misallocated budgets, scheduled tribes are being pushed deeper into poverty and isolation.

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 11, 2019 · 09:30 pm

In India, eggs are abundant and cheap, but often don’t reach those who need them most

While some states such as Uttar Pradesh do not have a policy for the provision of eggs to pregnant mothers and infants, others grapple with stunted budgets.

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 05, 2019 · 01:30 pm

For India’s poor, more children means worse deprivation

Educating women improves the situation, but only slightly.

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· Jul 10, 2019 · 01:30 pm

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Data check: India fares poorly on children’s wellbeing, below Sri Lanka, Bhutan and China

India ranked 113 of 176 countries in The End of Childhood Index, a slight improvement from the previous year.

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
· Jun 02, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com

In Modi era, the role of parliamentary standing committees is getting diminished

Even before the lockdown, their attendance was declining dramatically.

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com & Ambar Sharma, IndiaSpend.com · Sep 16, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Modi government broke 300% more promises in its first term than Manmohan Singh’s UPA-II

Up to 1,540 assurances made in the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019 are still pending.

Ambar Sharma, IndiaSpend.com & Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com · Dec 25, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Indian government’s food security programme will have the same problems as Aadhaar

The One Nation, One Ration Card programme has been set up with the aim of providing subsidised food to itinerant workers.

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com · Nov 07, 2019 · 08:30 pm

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Why India’s Adivasis, most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition, receive fewest state benefits

With little reliable data on their health systems and often misallocated budgets, scheduled tribes are being pushed deeper into poverty and isolation.

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In India, eggs are abundant and cheap, but often don’t reach those who need them most

While some states such as Uttar Pradesh do not have a policy for the provision of eggs to pregnant mothers and infants, others grapple with stunted budgets.

Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com · Sep 05, 2019 · 01:30 pm

For India’s poor, more children means worse deprivation

Educating women improves the situation, but only slightly.

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Data check: India fares poorly on children’s wellbeing, below Sri Lanka, Bhutan and China

India ranked 113 of 176 countries in The End of Childhood Index, a slight improvement from the previous year.

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