How far have government schemes reached the people of Gujarat?
2 years, 1 month ago

How far have government schemes reached the people of Gujarat?

The Hindu  

Over the past two decades, welfare schemes have come to constitute an important dimension of governance that affects voters’ choices and assessment. Close to two in every three households in Gujarat said they benefited from the free ration scheme: 68% from the poorer section and 72% from the lower class said they got free ration under the scheme. Data suggest that three-fourths of the households in rural Gujarat got free ration and a little over one-thirds bought ration at subsidised prices under the PDS scheme. The success of the scheme could also be ascertained from the fact that nine out of 10 voters from Adivasi households said that they got free ration and close to two-thirds bought ration at a cheaper price. The data suggest that rural voters and voters from marginalised castes and communities benefited more than others from the heath schemes implemented by the Gujarat government in the last five years.

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Lokniti-CSDS survey | Welfare schemes fail to propel BJP to power in Karnataka
1 year, 7 months ago

Lokniti-CSDS survey | Welfare schemes fail to propel BJP to power in Karnataka

The Hindu  

May 15, 2023 04:20 am | Updated 04:20 am IST Most governments make citizen-centric welfare schemes which seek to deliver public services to their people and these schemes are sometimes crucial in determining the vote choice of people. The Lokniti-CSDS survey asked voters in Karnataka about the various Union and State government-run welfare schemes in order to assess the penetration …

Union Budget 2023: Did the Govt Meet Welfare Promises & Secure the Marginalised?
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2023: Did the Govt Meet Welfare Promises & Secure the Marginalised?

The Quint  

For this, we looked at several social-welfare schemes and the outlay numbers in the Union Budget for 2023-24 from MGNREGA, PMGSY, Ayushman Bharat to the PM-Poshan scheme. In the Union Budget 2023, a mere Rs 60,000 crore has been allocated to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program scheme. Finance Ministry cites two reasons: a) With the impact of …

Revdi or welfare, government scheme delivery brings record win for BJP in Gujarat
2 years ago

Revdi or welfare, government scheme delivery brings record win for BJP in Gujarat

The Hindu  

Even as the freebie vs welfare debate grabbed headlines in the run-up to the Gujarat elections, it was the delivery of government schemes such as free ration and medicines that bolstered BJP’s support in the polls. Another popular scheme for the people of Gujarat was the Jan Dhan Yojana, which aims to enhance financial inclusion by making it easier to …

Welfare schemes and their impact on vote choice: cash matters more than ration
2 years, 9 months ago

Welfare schemes and their impact on vote choice: cash matters more than ration

The Hindu  

In some respects, the Uttarakhand election story mirrors that of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. The Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey found that 67% or nearly seven out of 10 households in the State had benefited from free ration under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. While the figure was even higher among the poor and lower class households, at well over 80%, what …

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