Welfare Schemes, the State and Corruption in India: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Organization

Prof. Dr. Katharina Michaelowa, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Martin

Cooperation

Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Indian Studies, Department of Political Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Location

Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zurich

Monday, June 19: Room RAA E-08

Tuesday, June 20: Room RAA E-30

Description

In its bid to alleviate poverty, the Indian state has been providing citizens with a growing range of welfare entitlements—ranging from pensions, housing plots, free midday meals, employment guarantees through the NREGA scheme, and subsidized rations. However the extent to which these entitlements have reached their intended beneficiaries has varied across states, and across regions within states. In this conference, international scholars from across several disciplines will seek to explain why particular schemes have or haven’t been successfully implemented in different Indian contexts.