Sourcing ideas and solutions

900+ ideas on policies and interventions

Research papers on 79 solutions

PRIORITISATION

Government NGOs

Academia Private Sector

Development plans Youths

19 sector expert consultations, more than 120 meetings, and review of reports and literature

Benefit-cost research by Indian and international specialist economists

Extensive review by sector experts and academics

Eminent Panel assesment

Government and expert seminars

Public opinion via media

Civil society roundtables

Youth forums Private sector meetings

Recommendations and policy reports

Evidence based priorities for Rajasthan

Presented to the public in Dainik Bhaskar, Hindustan Dainik, Times of India,

Hindustan Times and many others

FIRST WE LISTENEDWe heard more than 900 ideas on great policies from experts and stakeholders across Rajasthan.

THEN, WE RESEARCHEDWe asked leading Indian and international economists to examine the most promising solutions.

FINALLY, WE SCRUTINISED AND COMPARED THE BENEFITS AND COSTSApplying limited resources to unlimited needs means prioritising. At our 2018 conference in Jaipur, we asked an Eminent Panel of economists to analyse the proposals and identify the smartest investments for Rajasthan.

THE END RESULT: TAILWIND TO GREAT IDEAS AND HEADWIND FOR POORER ONESShifitng just 1% of Rajasthan spending towards great ideas could generate benefits worth ₹50,000 crores annually.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PROJECTMore than 800 people from government, NGOs, academia, thinktanks, and business identified 79 of the most promising solutions for Rajasthan.24 teams of Indian and international economists have re-searched the costs and benefits of each. These analyses have been presented and discussed at semi-nars and in the media across the state and the country.An Eminent Panel vetted the 1,000+ pages of new research in detail, questioning the academics at a 3-day conference in Jai-pur to identify some of the smartest ways to help.

THE EMINENT PANELBibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister and Member, NITI AayogProf. Amitabh Mattoo, Advisor to the Chief Minister of Jammu and KashmirDr. Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)Prof. Alok Ray, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEEDr. C.S. Rajan, IAS, Deputy Chairman, Chief Minister’s Advisory Council, Ex Chief Secretary Govt.of Rajasthan Dr. Vijay Shankar Vyas, Padma Bhushan Awardee, Professor Emeritus and Chairman, IDSDr. Jyoti Kiran, Chairperson Rajasthan State Finance Commis-sion - Govt. of RajasthanPradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General - Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS)Prof. S.D.Gupta, Chairman of IIHMR UniversityDr. Vivek Bhandari, Chairman JIO Payments and Bank Limited

PRACTICAL NEW RESEARCH YOU CAN USEThe research shows the social, economic and environmental benefits gained for each additional rupee spent on the different solutions. The data can help you and everyone in Rajasthan to focus on the policies that will do the very most good.

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Improve private sector TB careImprove private sector TB care and active case finding

Computer assisted learning at the right levelGroup and teach children at the right level

Well-structured incentives to teachersHire local teachers to improve pre-school classes in AWCs

Cash incentives to attend pre-school classes in AWCsDouble teacher-pupil ratio

Training of teachers

E-mandis to reduce middle-men superprofitsCertified seed production

Build warehouses, storage and cold chainImproved mobile phone advisory

Soil health cardCrop diversification

Farmer loan waivers

Education for complementary feeding and hand-washingMicronutrients for pregnant women at ANC visits

Supplementary food for mother and childPackage of nutrition based interventions

Treatment for children with severe acute malnutrition

Family planning for unmet needExpand skill training for women

Bicycle transfer for girls' secondary school enrolmentToilet provision for girls' secondary school enrolment

Cash transfer for girls' secondary school enrolment

Immunization camps in lagging districtsImproved maternal and neonatal health care

Conditional cash transfer for ANC visitsExpand urban ambulance network

Mass media breastfeeding promotion and counselingExpand rural ambulance network

Improve land records digitisationStart-up incubator support

Organic products certification for exportInland container terminal

Free trade warehousing zone

Secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseaseDiabetes screening and treatment

Cervical cancer screening and treatmentBreast cancer screening and treatment

Connect rural households to national fibre optic networkExpand UID (Aadhaar) based payments for MGNREGA

Self-help groups against domestic violenceCommunity mobilisation against domestic violence

Tablets to reduce anaemia in adolescent girlsDirect non-monetary incentives to reduce child marriage

Mental health counselling in schools

Zig-zag brick kiln technology to reduce air pollutionVertical shaft brick kiln technology to reduce air pollution

Indoor air pollution: Improved biomass cookstoves promotionIndoor air pollution: Free LPG connection to poor households

Expand water use efficient irrigationRenovation of traditional water harvesting

Indoor air pollution: LPG subsidy reduction by 50%

Credit support to micro, small and medium enterprisesSubsidised apprenticeshipsVocational training program

Flush / Pour-flush sanitation - ruralImproved drinking water supply - urban

Flush / Pour-flush sanitation - urbanImproved drinking water supply - rural

Behavioural change for household treatment of drinking waterBehavioural change for use of existing sanitation facilities

Expand poverty graduation and livelihood programsExpand crop insurance coverage

Energy efficient agricultural water pumpsEnergy storage in commercial buildings - water

Energy storage in commercial buildings - hybrid saltsUpgrade agricultural power distribution

Diesel microgrids to unserved populationExpanding the grid to unserved population

Solar home systems to unserved population

Urban 24x7 piped water supplyIn-situ slum redevelopment

Urban waste collection 100 percentPrivate-public affordable housing projects

Subsidised do-it-yourself extension and constructionUrban sewerage and wastewater treament 100 percent

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL

BENEFITS FOR EVERY RUPEE SPENT

Agriculture and Food Security

Nutrition

Health Systems, Maternal and Child Health

Health: Infectious disease

Education

Health: Non-Communicable Diseases

Gender

Digitisation

Crime and violence

Environment and Climate Change

Economy, Business and Industry

Skill Development and Employment

Water and Sanitation

Adolescent Issues

Poverty

All benefit‐cost ratios are comparable. If you spend on promoting improved cookstoves, the social,economic and environmental benefits are 7 times the cost. Each rupee spent on expanded cropinsurance coverage will do 1.4 rupees of social and economic good.

In principle, all benefits are included. The benefits of providing family planning is not only avoided childand maternal deaths, but also increased economic growth from the demographic dividend.

Summaries and academic papers behind these numbers are available on www.rajasthanpriorities.com

Energy

Urbanisation, Migration and Transport

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