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Intent to Implementation: Tracking India's Social Protection Response to COVID-19

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dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, Shrayana
dc.contributor.authorSinha Roy, Sutirtha
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-14T15:38:33Z
dc.date.available2021-06-14T15:38:33Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.description.abstractThe article takes stock of the social protection measures implemented through the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) to respond to the livelihoods impact of COVID-19 in India. The paper reports the share of households that received food, cash transfers and both forms of assistance under the PMGKY program at the national and state level. While a few surveys have reported coverage and benefit receipt information related to PMGKY, the current analysis draws on one of India’s largest panel survey of households from CMIE to better quantify the coverage and targeting parameters. Results find that nearly 80 percent of all households received at least one social protection benefit from government programs. Approximately 40 percent of all poor households reported receiving both food and cash assistance. While subsequent versions of the paper shall attempt to unpack quantum of assistance, the first round of results on receipt of any transfers suggest that relief measures have been pro-poor and broad-based in outreach. However, there are state level variations in benefit delivery. Urban areas have lagged in coverage and cash transfers reached fewer shares of households relative to food distribution through the Public Distribution System (PDS). Furthermore, analysis highlights the need to bolster benefit levels for any future relief measures. Drawing on lessons from PMGKY implementation, the article concludes with suggestions on designing a decentralized and adaptive social protection system in India to protect the poor and vulnerable against impacts from the second wave of the pandemic and any future crises.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/489721623054844190/Intent-to-Implementation-Tracking-Indias-Social-Protection-Response-to-COVID-19
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/35746
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35746
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSocial Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2107
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectCORONAVIRUS
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectPANDEMIC RESPONSE
dc.titleIntent to Implementationen
dc.title.subtitleTracking India's Social Protection Response to COVID-19en
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleIntent to Implementation
okr.date.disclosure2021-06-07
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:38:08.813389Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/489721623054844190/Intent-to-Implementation-Tracking-Indias-Social-Protection-Response-to-COVID-19
okr.guid489721623054844190
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0886aceb1_3_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33146727
okr.identifier.report160059
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/489721623054844190/pdf/Intent-to-Implementation-Tracking-Indias-Social-Protection-Response-to-COVID-19.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social Safety Nets/Social Assistance & Social Care Services
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Disease Control & Prevention
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Conditional Cash Transfers
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitSocial Protection & Labor SAR (HSASP)
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