Gujarat

Lessons from Practice

NGOs as Intermediaries in the Provision of Public Services

  • May 11, 2023

Decentralisation is minimal in Gujarat and line departments remain the nodal agencies for the implementation of almost all development and welfare schemes. This limits the local decision-making process and reiterates the dependence of local bodies on state and central governments, both for resources and programmes, which is in violation of the spirit of decentralisation that is envisaged in the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution of India.
Lessons from Practice

Supporting Children Who Struggle with Learning: Utthan Project, Adani Foundation

  • November 16, 2022

In this essay, we look at the work of Utthan sahayaks in supporting those children who are identified as lagging behind in learning. This is based on a short-period fieldwork in three schools in the Mundra region of Kutch district in Gujarat.
Response to COVID-19

Responding to the Pandemic: The Gujarat Model

  • June 1, 2020

Often cited as the Gujarat Model of development – for quality infrastructure and being a haven for jobs – in recent decades, this state also had been the site of large scale disasters, notably, the plague epidemic (1994), a massive earthquake (2001) and widespread communal violence (2002).  Responding to or tackling these events, inter alia, has deeply influenced the governance framework of the state.  The health sector, particularly, has grown rapidly during the post reforms period with a large presence of the private capital in healthcare, medical education and pharmaceuticals.

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