Poverty Reduction

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Livelihood Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities 09 Aug 2012

Realizing the Future We Want for All 02 Jul 2012

RSBY Connect: Issue No. 06, July 2012 02 Jul 2012

A Healthy Change: Community Health Insurance

The document highlights innovative development processes undertaken to provide health security to the poor such as the pilot project on the development of a replicable model for community health insurance in Karnataka which covers a wage loss compensation, no-exclusion policy, immediate claim settlement and low premium rates.
Achieving the MDGs by 2015: Policy Action for Human Freedoms

With a few years left to achieve the MDGs, this document provides a quick snapshot of India’s progress towards the MDGs and highlights key recommendations made during a roundtable discussion ‘Achieving the MDGs by 2015: Policy Action for Human Freedoms.’
Addressing Urban Poverty: Relevance of Conditional Cash Transfers

This paper from a two-day conference in New Delhi explores the relevance of CCTs in addressing entrenched issues of urban poverty even as across Asia there remain few social protection measures that provide safety nets in times of crisis.
Conditional Cash Transfer Schemes for Alleviating Human Poverty : Relevance for India

An analysis of design and implementation of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) schemes, with special reference to Latin America, and a comparative analysis of similar schemes in India.
Consultation on Conceptualizing Inclusive Growth

The report summarizes the two-day international workshop on ‘Conceptualizing Inclusive Growth’ aimed at arriving at a conceptual understanding of inclusive growth and the key determinants of an inclusive growth framework that can guide countries, development agencies and communities in the coming years.

OUR WORK - HIV AND DEVELOPMENT

UNDP India supports government’s efforts to reduce HIV/AIDS amongst vulnerable groups and uphold the rights of the marginalised, including sexual minorities and people living with HIV. We also work to address socio-economic, cultural conditions and norms that influence the drivers of the HIV epidemic.

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