
A joint platform to share information on the modernization of Government-to-person payment systems using digital technology.
A joint platform to share information on the modernization of Government-to-person payment systems using digital technology.
Does channeling government-to-person (G2P) payments through bank accounts encourage financial inclusion and use? This paper explores the factors that have driven the adoption of digital payments in India by beneficiaries of PMGKY, the large-scale COVID-19 relief program launched in May 2020. India’s 2013 move to pay social benefits through direct transfers into bank accounts significantly increased account ownership, but uptake of digital payments has been slower, although it has accelerated...
India imposed a lock-down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and began a gradual re-opening in June. A telephonic survey in April examined the early effectiveness of information and the massive PMGKY social protection program (Policy Paper 217). This paper analyzes a second-round survey, conducted six months later. Logistical and information constraints had relaxed, and incomes and jobs had begun to stabilize for some. There were not...
This paper attempts to analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of the various social protection delivery mechanisms with reference to climate resilience, and also examines the sufficiency of social protection finance in meeting climate resilience and sustainable development outcomes. In doing so, the paper discusses India’s JAM trinity in the context of a potential universal basic income.
Article 5 of 5: Over the course of 2020, MicroSave Consulting conducted two nationally representative telephonic surveys in India examining the government’s effectiveness in distributing a collection of social protection benefits broadly known as the PMGKY that were established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report explores the results regarding India’s Direct Benefit Transfer system and offers policy recommendations.
Article 4 of 5: Over the course of 2020, MicroSave Consulting conducted two nationally representative telephonic surveys in India examining the government’s effectiveness in distributing a collection of social protection benefits broadly known as the PMGKY that were established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report explores the results regarding the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and offers policy recommendations.
Article 3 of 5: Over the course of 2020, MicroSave Consulting conducted two nationally representative telephonic surveys in India examining the government’s effectiveness in distributing a collection of social protection benefits broadly known as the PMGKY that were established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report explores the results regarding the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana and offers policy recommendations.