Empower Panchayat: Transforming Governance with AI & Digital Public Goods
At Empower Panchayat, we believe in harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Public Goods (DPG) for effective local governance in village panchayats. By integrating technology-driven solutions, we aim to make Panchayats more efficient, transparent, and accountable, ensuring holistic rural development. Our AI-powered insights and DPG-supported tools provide data-driven benchmarks for key governance […]
Sabka Prayas” (Gram Sabhas),”Sabka Vikas” (One billion people in Rural India)
One billion people corresponding to two third population of India live in 6.5 lakhs villages. It also implies that one third population of India is rural women. India cannot achieve the target of developed nation if rural India in general and women specifically remain excluded from the growth story. The world is economically growing but […]
Culture & Nature-Aligned Economic Development Model: The Path to Climate Resilience, Well-Being, and Inclusive Growth
Introduction India’s villages hold immense potential, deeply rooted in culture and nature. Yet, economic opportunities remain scarce, leading to migration and loss of traditional livelihoods. Empower Panchayat aligns with the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) to create a development model that integrates economic growth with cultural preservation and environmental sustainability. A truly sustainable economic model […]
Rural India’s Silent Crisis: How BJP Lost the Heartland
BJP won just 165 seats out of 398 rural seats in Lok Sabha elections 2024 as compared to 236 seats in 2019. A quick analysis of constituency wise gains and losses leads us to some insights. Despite gaining 8 more seats in urban areas, the party tally dropped from 303 to 240 seats. There has […]
Devolving Constitutional powers to Panchayats: A Prerequisite for ‘One Nation, One Election
There are many advantages to this change in election process. However, it will be impactful only if it resonates with the Honorable PM’s view of reaching the last mile. When we talk about the last mile, it is the people living in villages far and wide, those who receive the rays of development and progress […]
Revolutionizing Welfare Programs in India: A Path to Optimum Budget Allocation and Maximum Impact
Background Early 2000s have seen an explosion in social welfare programs worldwide. This process of welfare state expansion in the past two three decades has been described as a “quiet revolution” (Barrientos & Hulme, 2009, p. 440) and India is no exception to it. India has always been a welfare state because of its socialist […]