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Business News > Mint Authors > Avani Kapur

Avani Kapur

ARTICLES BY AVANI KAPUR

The added pressure of board examinations in Classes X and XII only drives teaching further away from learning. Photo: HT

India’s secondary education challenge: it’s not elementary, my dear

3 min read . 26 Jan 2018

The urgency of improving the quality of healthcare in India should gain visibility with the introduction of the new National Health Policy in 2017. Photo: Reuters

Budget 2018 view: ‘Patient’ approach to better health

3 min read . 25 Jan 2018

Sustainable, safe sanitation demands unimpeded toilet usage. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Stumbling towards sustainable sanitation

3 min read . 24 Jan 2018

Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Renewed focus on maternal and child health a welcome first step

5 min read . 25 Jan 2017

For a sector that is widely acknowledged to be seriously underfunded, states with the poorest health indicators also have the greatest difficulty in spending their meagre resources. Photo: Mint

Competing for better health?

5 min read . 24 Jan 2017

Many states, like Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka, have seen a significant reduction in social sector investments as a share of total expenditure while others, like Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, have increased their proportional investments from last year. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

The state of social sector spending in 15-16

4 min read . 24 Feb 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participating in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The NDA govt committed last year to spend Rs1.34 trillion to build more than 110 million toilets all over India by 2019. The current budgetary allocation is Rs4,260 crore. Photo: Mint

Accounting for toilets, but no accountability for sanitation

5 min read . 28 Feb 2015

The Research Institute for Compassionate Economics recently surveyed over 3,200 rural households across Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The survey found that 45% of the households with toilets have at least one person who regularly defecates in the open. Photo: Mint

Focus on usage, not construction

4 min read . 04 Jul 2014

The expectation is that Aadhaar-linked bank accounts will address problems like delays by enabling instantaneous transfers directly to beneficiaries. But delays are often due to weak administration—bank account details not having been recorded correctly or financial documents such as utilization certificates not collated on time. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint (Hemant Mishra/Mint)

Lessons on cash transfers

4 min read . 20 Feb 2013