Institute for Development Innovation
We help leaders design smarter welfare programs that truly deliver for the poorest 300 Mn Indians
The Problem
Indian states collectively spend over $100 Bn each year on their six largest welfare programs.
Yet, many programs underperform on both equity and effectiveness.
Our Solution
We help leaders adopt more effective programs by offering:
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A clear menu of high-impact alternatives, which are both effective and politically viable
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Proof of popular appeal through polling data, successful case studies and beneficiary reach maps
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Hands-on support to tailor and adopt them
Our Progress
We're working in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Our early work has received keen interest and buy-in from key policy stakeholders
Our Team
Uttej is a former Bain & Company consultant
He was awarded the ¥1.5 million Honda Prize for research excellence and worked with a global expert on evaluating Japan's education policy
He also set up a development fellowship with an MP, which was lauded by the Chief Minister
Haindavi is a former BCG consultant
She worked with the governments of Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Bangladesh on critical reforms in health and education
Her work helped a government re-allocate over $100Mn to a high-impact health program
Aman S
Policy Research Fellow
Aman is a Harvard Kennedy School graduate with experience in four Indian states and the Philippines
He built an SDG monitoring framework for Jharkhand's villages, later adopted nationally
He also drafted policy guidelines for a state livelihoods program in India.