Cities bore the brunt (and some misplaced blame) of COVID-19 in India. Systemic issues, such as overcrowded and unsanitary slums, congested streets, and air pollution, made them the hotspots of infection. However, the pandemic lays a path to finally ...

The Infrastructure Priorities for Job Creation in India report attempts to understand the impact of infrastructure investment on economic activity. It is an extension of IDFC Institute's work on India's socio-economic transition: from rural to urba...

In this Reform Agenda, we present eight reforms to address some of the most pressing challenges facing India’s cities.

A supply-side reform agenda for urban India

An Enterprise Survey of Indian States

An Enterprise Survey of Indian States

A survey of 20,597 households across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru