National Health Protection Scheme

Modicare for a healthier India?

Modicare for a healthier India?

August 16, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the ambitious healthcare scheme, Ayushman Bharat, in his last Independence Day speech ahead of next year's general election. Will the roll-out be smooth? Or is it just another election gimmick to woo voters?

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Union Budget 2018: a policy prescription or an election manifesto?

Union Budget 2018: a policy prescription or an election manifesto?

February 2, 2018

With its popularity dwindling among the rural voters the Modi government has offered a new deal in India’s annual federal budget 2018. It looks pro-poor and pro-farmers to uplift rural India towards prosperity. One wonders whether it is too late as the General Election 2019 is ...

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