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Discover key facts about MGNREGA, India’s rural employment scheme ensuring jobs, transparency, and development.

A friend of mine recently pointed me towards an incredible resource. It’s called the Annual Status of Education Report (or ASER, which means impact in Hindi). ASER is an ambitious survey of the state ...

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