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Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

FacilityMumbai, Maharashtra, India
About: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research is a facility organization based out in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Monetary policy & Inflation. The organization has 307 authors who have published 1021 publications receiving 18848 citations.


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01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: The case for universalisation of the public distribution system (PDS) is not relevant since, more than four-fifths of households in rural areas and two-thirds in urban centres are already covered by it as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The demand for “universalisation” of the public distribution system during a period of rising prices is not relevant since, more than four-fifths of households in rural areas and two-thirds in urban centres are already covered by it. Yet, a very small proportion of rural/urban households actually make purchases of either rice or wheat from the PDS; an insignificant amount of consumption is met by ration shop purchases. The pattern is somewhat better for below the poverty line households with ration cards. What all this shows is that the issue is not universalisation but improved functioning, greater efficiency and BPL-friendliness of the PDS. T he threat of agflation, that is, rising food prices, has received much public and policy attention in India as well as the world over in recent weeks. 1 Some political parties have even demanded universalisation of the public distribution system (PDS). Of course, the government seems to be aware of the constraints on such a policy option as evident from the agriculture minister’s statements, which have explained the constraints in terms of the huge procurement and buffer stock requirements for the PDS and their adverse implications for grain prices and hence for the food security of the poor. 1 Issues Two broad issues have been raised: (i) A case for universalisation of the PDS; and (ii) its implications for procurement and buffer stocks. One is not sure how valid the case for universalisation is. This is because successive governments have announced several targeted measures to improve the effectiveness of policy for food security of the poor, in particular in the post-reform era. The government has classified the PDS cardholders as between poor, that is, those below the poverty line (BPL) and the nonpoor, that is, those above the poverty line (APL) households to define foodgrain and subsidy benefits by differential pricing and quantity entitlements. It introduced another category by starting the Antyodaya scheme in December 2001 to provide for 25 kg of foodgrains at highly subsidised prices of Rs 2 per kg for wheat and Rs 3 per kg for rice for one crore of the poorest BPL families. Therefore, it would be important to examine the issues in the context of the latest available information on the current state of the PDS.

6 citations

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TL;DR: These studies show that aerobic composting offers the optimal method, both in terms of controlling greenhouse gas emissions and reducing costs, mainly by requiring less land than other methods.

6 citations

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TL;DR: A case study on Essar Oil's Vadinar Refinery in Gujarat is presented in this paper, where the decision to divest the stake to Rosneft group of Russia is discussed.
Abstract: The article is a case study on Essar Oil’s Vadinar Refinery in Gujarat. In the wake of the decision to divest the stake to Rosneft group of Russia, the Ruia’s-led Essar Group were interested to pre...

6 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a nonlinear policy reaction function with a target range as opposed to a point target is described, and the tolerance band is asymmetric i.e., the RBI responds much more strongly to appreciating pressure than depreciating pressure.

6 citations

01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured the spatial concentration of jobs by calculating the location quotient using information on the industry of work of the individuals in a region using data from NSSO 2011-12 survey of employment and unemployment.
Abstract: This paper seeks to understand what kind of economic activities are concentrated in which regions of India. Spatial concentration of jobs is measured by calculating the location quotient using information on the industry of work of the individuals in a region. The paper uses data from NSSO 2011-12 survey of employment and unemployment.

6 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Seema Sharma129156585446
S.G. Deshmukh5618311566
Rangan Banerjee482898882
Kankar Bhattacharya462178205
Ramakrishnan Ramanathan431306938
Satya R. Chakravarty341445322
Kunal Sen332513820
Raghbendra Jha313353396
Jyoti K. Parikh311103518
Sajal Ghosh30727161
Tirthankar Roy251802618
B. Sudhakara Reddy24751892
Vinish Kathuria23961991
P. Balachandra22652514
Kaivan Munshi22625402
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202310
20225
202143
202027
201945
201844