
Halima Zoha Ansari
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1 week ago |
idronline.org | Ganesh Rao |Parul Agarwal |Halima Zoha Ansari
Unreliable data continues to weaken policy implementation and forces officials to rely on guesswork. Here's how accurate administrative data enables effective governance. Across India, state government departments are at the forefront of improving human capabilities through education, health, and nutrition programmes. Their ability to do so effectively depends on administrative (or admin) data1 collected and maintained by their staff.
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Dec 20, 2024 |
idronline.org | Halima Zoha Ansari
The Criminal Tribes Act, introduced by the British in 1871, labelled several nomadic, semi-nomadic, and denotified (NT-DNT) communities in India as ‘habitual offenders’, forcing them to regularly report at police stations. Although the act was repealed in 1952, its stigma persists. For example, many police training manuals still identify certain communities as suspects in crimes by default.
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Dec 19, 2024 |
idronline.org | Halima Zoha Ansari
The lack of documentation, social discrimination, policy failures, and government neglect are some of the barriers that NT-DNTs face in accessing education. Nomadic tribes (NT) and denotified tribes (DNT) represent some of the most remote, marginalised, and historically oppressed communities in India.
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Dec 18, 2024 |
idronline.org | Halima Zoha Ansari
India is home to more than 31 lakh registered nonprofits, making it one of the largest ecosystems of nonprofit organisations in the world. This figure is more than double the number of all government schools and more than 80 times the number of all public health facilities in the nation. Such an extensive nonprofit presence in India highlights their critical role in filling service delivery gaps, supporting under-resourced communities, and driving grassroots change.
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Dec 16, 2024 |
idronline.org | Halima Zoha Ansari
Saba Kohli Dave is an editorial associate at IDR, where she is responsible for writing, editing, sourcing, and publishing content. She has a degree in anthropology and is interested in development and education from a ground-up perspective. She has worked with the Social Work and Research Centre, Barefoot College, and the School for Democracy. Saba’s experience includes building models for rural community libraries and making curriculums on democratic and constitutional values.
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