Evidence-based policymaking has gained momentum in the past decade. Data-driven analysis, both independent and government initiated, is gradually augmenting the discourse around public service delivery. For instance, public policy in health has gained from the data made available through the Nationa...
In this article in The Hindu, Sonalde Desai and Ragini Saira Malhotra write about the importance of collecting and disseminating accurate data on sexual violence. Excerpts:
"We live in a world awash in statistics. We know what proportion of India’s population owns mobile ph...
IDFC Institute's survey titled 'Safety Trends and Reporting of Crime' (SATARC) quoted in this article in the Hindustan Times on the 5th anniversary of the Delhi gangrape. The author argues that "studies show that families start worrying about their female members, who were out unaccompanied, as the ...
Avanti Durani, Associate at IDFC Institute, spoke at a public seminar hosted by the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) on IDFC Institute's crime and safety survey, "Safety Trends and Reporting of Crime - A Crime Victimisation Survey".
Abstract of the talk:
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