m. akhil reddy · 2018. 12. 20. · interning organization action aid association, hyderabad (and...

Interning Organization

Action Aid Association, Hyderabad(and its partner organization – Montfort SocialInstitute, Hyderabad)

Internship Mandate

To study the status and implementation of 2BHKHousing Scheme in the State of Telangana

M. Akhil Reddy

Learnings

• Understood the implementation of a specific scheme on ground by visiting to places, where the scheme is at various stages of implementation

• Learned about the local dynamics, which influence the implementation of a scheme

• Analyzed the differences between the central scheme (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana) and the state scheme (2BHK Housing Scheme)

• Prepared questionnaires for the identified 8 categories of people in the 2BHK scheme. Also, Visited slums to write case studies on them.

• Conducted surveys in selected slums to know the progress of the 2BHK Scheme. Went to GHMC offices to get information on the 2BHK Scheme

Report Title: “A study on the 2BHK Housing Scheme in the State of Telangana”


National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH), (Under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India), UttarakhandInternship Mandate

To understand how the institute act as an agencyor a hindrance for the persons with visualimpairment.

B. Ravikanth

Learnings

• Understood the implementation of policies and schemes on ground by visiting to different places, where the scheme is at various stages of implementation

• Learned about the institutional dynamics, which influence the implementation of a scheme.

Analyzed the Central sector scheme of support for establishment/ modernization/ capacity augmentation of braille presses and Scheme of assistance to disabled persons for purchasing/fitting of AIDS/APPLIANCES.

Prepared semi-structured questionnaire for the different age categories of persons with disabilities to understand the delivery system of the Aids and appliances.

• Conducted surveys which proposes a qualitative analysis of the respondents; the respondents are B.Ed. students and trainees of TCAB.

Report Title: “A study on Institutional support for the persons with Visual Impairment”


Office of The District Collector, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Internship Mandate

To comprehend and assess the usage of select

welfare plans working under the Direct Benefit

Transfer (DBT) structure

Juhi Arya

Learnings

• Comprehended the institutional structure which empowers the procedure of Direct Benefit Transfer of four noteworthy plans i.e. Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA), National Social Assistance Program (NSAP), Public Distribution System (PDS) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) at three distinct levels - area, square and panchayat

• Picked up understanding into different aspects of recipient encounter through cooperation amid hands on work

• Contemplated the conveyance system of all the four DBT plans and its proficiency at the middle class level



Internship Mandate

To study the institutional delivery mechanism ofDBT related scheme, analyze beneficiaryexperience, the problems and the way forward.

Arabindo Majhi

Learnings

• Understood the institutional matrix of schemes related to Direct Benefit Transfer at the district level, block level and at grassroot level.

• Analysis of beneficiary experience with respect to the DBT related schemes.

• Field engagement helped to understand the implementation and role of different stake holders of a policy.

• Case studies of DBT schemes facilitated in depth understanding of policies.

• Submitted comprehensive report and including findings in the field to the District Collector, Ranchi.

Report Title: “A New Age of Entitlements: A Study on Schemes Based on Direct Benefit Transfer in Ranchi District, Jharkhand”


Pratham, Mumbai

Internship Mandate

Field oriented internship to understand Pan-disability discourse for children with disability inthe field of education.

Swarnima Rajendra Bolke

Learnings

• Understood the policies, programs, guidelines, legislations pertaining to children with disability in the field of inclusive education.

• Understood the implementation and bottlenecks in the process of acquiring disability certificate in the state of Maharashtra.

• Extensive research on NCERT learning outcomes, Inclusive education, Annual Status Education Report (ASER), and developing tool to measure quality education for children with disability.

Report Title: “Inclusive Education With Pan-Disability Approach”


Office of the District Magistrate/Collector, Rudraprayag(Uttarakhand)

Internship Mandate

To study the institutional matrix of the DBT schemes rolled out in Rudraprayag district and identify the challenges involved in their implementation.

Madhuri Bhatt

Learnings

• Understood the operational model of Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT)

• Interacted with various officials from different departments to get an understanding of how different schemes work under DBT.

• Conducted field work in the district to capture the beneficiary experience and understand the end-user impact.

• Got an in-depth understanding of the implementation gaps and information asymmetries among different departments through intensive interviews.

Report Title: ”A Study on Schemes Based on Direct BenefitTransfer in Rudraprayag District, Uttarakhand”


National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi

Internship Mandate

To assist with the end of project funding deliverables:child-friendly cities and urban development missionsreport, baseline study and an evidence-based study

Naina Seth

Learnings

• Learnt about the policy discourse, including the institutions involved, on urban planning with children taken as an indicator of development and livability.

• Familiarized oneself with early childhood and children-specific policies and related national-level data for urban areas while working on the baseline study.

• Understood the idea and specifications of ‘sense of space’ while assisting with a primary study, aimed at getting a meso-level understanding of child-friendliness in urban policy, in two neighborhoods of Delhi.

• Broadly gained an understanding of project and team management

Report Title: “Child, Well-Being Indicator: Reporting and Analysis of The Child-Friendly Cities Concept and Initiative”


Office of District Collector, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Internship Mandate

To understand and evaluate the implementationof select welfare schemes operating under theDirect Benefit Transfer (DBT) framework

Aprajita Verma

Learnings

• Comprehensive study of institutional matrix involved in the DBT process by focusing on Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGREGA), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-G), National Social Assistance Program (NSAP), and Fertilizer subsidy scheme

• Developed various ‘stakeholder maps’ to understand the functioning of Aadhaar payment architecture, end-mile delivery institutions, and local stakeholders

• Extensive documentation of beneficiary experience (from rural, peri-urban and urban areas) in terms of transaction cost and challenges faced at various delivery points

• Gained critical insights into implementation gaps, exclusion errors and information asymmetries through analysis of case studies and in-depth interviews

Report Title: “A New Age of Entitlements: A Case Study of DBT Schemes in Ranchi, Jharkhand”


Ranchi District Administration, Government ofJharkhand

Internship Mandate

To understand the institutional matrix and beneficiaryexperience of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemesoperating in Ranchi district through the lens of publicpolicy

Manasi Bhallamudi

Learnings

• Understood the institutional framework which enables the process of Direct Benefit Transfer of four major schemes i.e. Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), Public Distribution System (PDS) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) at three different levels - district, block and panchayat

• Gained insight into various facets of beneficiary experience through interaction during fieldwork

• Studied the delivery mechanism of all the four DBT schemes and its efficiency at the grassroots level



ASTHA- A cross disability organization, New Delhi

Internship Mandate

To critically analyse the situation of children withdisability by looking into various institutionsworking within the area of child protection.

Meenal Rawat

Learnings

• Studied the existing system of child protection in India with special focus on children with disability.

• Grassroot level engagements with various state and non state players involved in the policy process.

• Gained critical insights into policy lacunas, highlighting the disjuncture between existing policies and pressing needs of children with disabilities.

• Carried out extensive documentations capturing beneficiaries and key stakeholder experiences.

• Prepared a comprehensive report which bring forth the isolation of children with disability within the existing policy arena.

Report Title: “Child Protection and Disability”


Mahila Housing SEWA Trust, Ahmedabad

Internship Mandate

Field oriented internship to understand the communitymobilization and participation in the In-situ slumredevelopment. Grassroot interaction with thestakeholders of the policy.

Pratik Kamal

Learnings

• Understood the policies, legislations, institutions, etc. which regulate the housing policy in the state of Gujarat and India.

• Analysis of the documents collected from the field and preparing separate file for the eligible houses.

• Field engagement helped in identifying the challenges and concerns of the slum-dwellers. Understood the private and public involvement in the sector's development and operations.

• Also got a chance to understand the caste, gender and economic dynamics of the slum-dwellers.

• Submitted a comprehensive report of the findings to the interning organization.

Report Title: “Slum Rehabilitation Policy in Practice (with greater emphasis on the state of Gujarat)”


National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi

Internship Mandate

To provide a comprehensive research output onAffordable Housing in Indian States with an in-depthcase study on Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, identify andstudy the surplus public land in India and infer uponglobal practices of Affordable Housing in Public Land.

Imlimenla Longchar

Learnings

• Understood and identified gaps in the Affordable Housing policies and schemes of five Indian States- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.

• Affordable Housing and Public Land Case-Study of Kerala and Maharashtra provided a thorough and analytical understanding of the state affordable housing policies and schemes, the housing scenario, relevant laws and acts, housing agencies and their mandate, state land bank and the current status of public land in the State.

• Reviewed the Amaravati Master Plan within the subject of the affordable housing, land pooling mechanism from the end user perspective and proposed industries and employment; checked the density planning, regional and local economies of the capital city with other major cities in India and also studied the plan vis-à-vis Jaipur Master Plan.

• By identifying the surplus Public Land in India, their use and legality, an extensive research in global practices on Affordable Housing in Public Land helped to ascertain a cognizant study on the complexity, the possibilities and the vitality of the role of institutions and actors on affordable housing project/plan especially at public land.

Report Title: “Affordable Housing on Public Land- An Analytical Study”


Housing and Land Rights Network, New Delhi

Internship Mandate

To understand the housing sector from a humanrights perspective, to critically understand thedifferent stakeholders of the sector by adopting thebottom-up approach.

Salman

Learnings

• Gained understanding and developed critical insights about the Housing Sector of India, by engaging with following policies/schemes such as PMAY (U), Delhi Slum & JJ Rehabilitation & Relocation Policy 2015, Housing component of Smart Cities Mission & Delhi Government’s schemes for homeless people.

• Learned about grassroots level housing issues concerned to marginalized section of Delhi by field visits

• Understood the PPP models that play important role in the implementation of current Housing Policies.

• Analyzed documented extensive literature focused on different housing policies for research purposes

Report Title: “India’s Smart Cities Mission: Smart for Whom? Cities for Whom? [Update 2018], Housing and Land Rights Network, New Delhi, 2018 (Contributed to this report as Research Assistant) ”

Interning OrganizationIndian Housing Federation, Bangalore

Internship Mandate

Grassroot involvement with Homeless community toanalyze policy gaps in Scheme for Urban Shelter less.

Worked on housing finance practices and policyinterventions for low-income communities for UrbanHousing sectors in Bangalore

Geetha Krishna Saraswatula

Learnings

• Gained insights into the Policy for Homelessness in Urban Areas. Studied the implementation and gaps of Scheme of Shelters for Urban Homeless in Bangalore.

• Understood perspectives of Homeless, Low & Middle income groups regarding Housing in Urban Areas.

• Additionally, gained insights into the Housing situation of Urban Low and Middle Income communities in Bangalore, with a special focus on Housing Finance

• Extensive research on the PMAY scheme. Developed critical insights into roles of Government–Public Banks, Private players- Non-Banking Financial Institutions.

Report Title: “Understanding Homelessness in Bangalore: A Status of Homeless, Policy and Implementation”


National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA),New Delhi

Internship Mandate

Worked in the capacity of a research intern and reviewedthe affordable housing projects and policies in India aswell as engaged with the global scenario in order toevaluate the policy options of using public land foraffordable housing.

Sampriti Mukherjee

Learnings

• Analysed affordable housing projects and policies in India by evaluating various state policy papers and related legislation, with particular focus on Odisha and Tamil Nadu.

• Gained critical insights by identifying public surplus land holdings of major Indian national departments.

• Reviewed affordable housing projects on public land using different global case studies (Australia, Austria, Brazil and Hong Kong).

• Worked with the institute to develop research papers to be presented at the London School of Economics by carrying out extensive secondary literature research on Amaravati, Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Bhubaneswar Master Plans

• Presented global perspectives on affordable housing on public land with specific attention to the land transfer and financing models.

Report Title: “Affordable Housing on Public Land- a National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) study for Deutsche Gesellschaft fürInternationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) project”


Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Guntur,Govt of Andhra Pradesh

Internship Mandate

To study and analyze the Public Housing projects inVijayawada.

Narasimha Raju Reddycherla

Learnings

• Understood how Master Plans are designed and executed at Bottom level.

• Understood the implementation process of public housing projects in Vijayawada.

• Received in-depth understanding of the institutional Mechanism and issues by interacting with Government officials and Various Stakeholders.

• Interacted with NGOs, Media, Eligible beneficiaries to understand the ground reality.

• Understood the designing and planning processes involved in the implementation of the PMAY(U).

Report Title: “Assessment of Various Housing Schemes - A Study on Existing Housing Projects In Vijayawada”


Ranchi District Administration, Government ofJharkhand

Internship Mandate

Understanding the institutional framework and deliverymechanisms of the Direct Benefit Transfer schemes inRanchi District.

Venkata Sahithi Kompella

Learnings

• Gained insights on the institutional setup of the DBT schemes like Public Distribution System, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, National Social Assistance Program, etc.

• Understood the implementation of the above mentioned schemes by interviewing block level officials along with the beneficiaries of various schemes

• Studied the above schemes at three different levels – District, Block and Panchayat – to understand the delivery mechanisms

• Understood the key institutions involved in making DBT work in the District of Ranchi

Report Title: “A New Age of Entitlements” : A case study of DBT schemes in Ranchi District, Jharkhand”


Maharogi Sewa Samiti Anandawan Warora,Maharashtra.

Internship Mandate

To understand cross disabilities with a specialfocus on leprosy cured persons and to havegrassroot interaction with them.

Swapnil Thool

Learnings

• Gained insights about the functioning of Maharogi Sewa Samiti Anandawan Warora,Maharashtra

• Understood and identified the gaps of policy and the ground reality

• Learnt about the social stigma and discrimination faced by the leprosy cured persons

• Submitted a comprehensive report to Maharogi Sewa Samiti Anandawan Warora, Maharashtra

• Field engagement helped to understand the experiences of persons with disabilities in Anandawan

Report Title: “Social Stigma and Discrimination : An Analysis of Leprosy Cured Persons in Anandawan”


India HIV/AIDS Alliance, New Delhi

Internship Mandate

Placed in Vihaan: Care and Support Program. Supportprogram team in compilation of Quarterly NarrativeReport, Vihaan Newsletter, Technical Evaluation of SkillBuilding centers and Identification of eligible candidates

Tharun Bathini

Learnings

• Understood the implementation of Vihaan program at the level of Primary Recipient (National Level), Sub Recipient (State Level) and Sub Recipient (Local Level). Also got an opportunity to observe the working of Skill India program at ground level.

• Learned the history of National AIDS Control Program, Architecture and Functioning of National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Act 2017 and the recent National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS and STI 2017-2024.

• Interacted with community leaders who are leading the efforts to end the AIDS epidemic in key populations and reduce stigma and discrimination against PLHIV in society.

• Gained insights into the issues faced by sexual minorities due to Section 377 of Indian Penal Code

• Understood the importance of the recently introduced ‘Test and Treat’ Policy by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Differentiated Care regime in Vihaan program.


Office of the DM of Hoogly, West Bengal.

Internship Mandate

Analyse the key features of select DBT schemesoperational in the district of Hooghly, WB and provide acomprehensive analysis of the working of the schemefrom insights based on fieldwork

Spriha Pandey

Learnings

• Learnt about the working of 14 DBT schemes in the Hooghly district.

• Studied the interaction among institutions at various levels and between institutions and beneficiaries, which is essential for the working of the scheme.

• Used data pertaining to the scheme in order to assess how far the scheme has penetrated in the area of study and how many people benefit from it.

• Learnt about the general drawbacks, if any, in the working of the schemes and came up with recommendations to mitigate them.

Report Title: “Report on the assessment of DBT schemes in the district of Hooghly, West Bengal”

Interning OrganizationErnst & Young LLP , BhubaneswarGPS Vertical(Government and Public sector)

Internship Mandate

Sanitation based Micro-planning, Institutionalize groupsinto NULM program , build the capacities of communities,Develop strategy document for ODF in those two cities,Prepare knowledge document along with potentialfuturistic strategy.

Subhasis Samal

Learnings

• Developed Understanding on regulatory design, institutional strengthening practices and hands on skills in monitoring and evaluation, capacity building and change management, baseline survey and also examined how a public policy is interacting with various stake holders.

• Project management , Conduct micro planning on Sanitation in general and FSSM in particular.

• Share Micro Planning finding with BMC and other critical stakeholders.

• Equipped to trace legal vacuum and policy gaps on Sanitation Policy (on Liquid waste management (FSSM in 9 AMRUT towns of Odisha) and Policy synergies viz. NULM, SBM, PMAY, AMRUT).

• Right way to network with professionals and with large conglomerations along with exposure to work within both corporate and developmental sector (in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams like TSU consultants: Technical Support Unit, as culture shapes perceptions).

Report Title: “Promoting Sani-preneurship for Sanitation Community: Social Entrepreneurship”


Kerala State Planning Board, Thiruvananthapuram

Internship Mandate

To gain ground level understanding of the functioningof the housing sector in the state of Kerala.

Vinay C. Pillai

Learnings

• Understood the nuances of the Subsidy v/s Design Build and Transfer model (DBT) for housing.

• Traced shifts in the housing policy of the state (1951- present day)

• Carried out an in depth study of the subsidy housing scheme floated by Government of Kerala – The Grihashree Mission

• Studied issues relating to coastal regulation zones and airport red zones in relation to housing.

• Studied working papers and task force reports feeding into the preparation of the 13th perspective five year plan for the state.

• Gained insights into different angles of the housing sector through a stakeholder analysis including the role played by NGO’s.

Report Title: “Subsidy Model Housing in Kerala – A Case Study of Thiruvananthapuram Region”


Policy Lab, Sciences Po in partnership with Airbnb andLe Pari Solidaire, Paris.

Internship Mandate

To create a white-paper for the French Senators for aregulatory framework of an intergenerational housingproject that would be facilitated by a sharing economymodel.

Souma Sekhar Gangopadhyay

Learnings

• Gained insights into the existing French legislative and regulatory framework pertaining rent, housing, intergenerational housing, and home-sharing in France and the European Union.

• Formulated an international benchmarking study comparing various institutions and practices for intergenerational housing across the world.

• Designed and conducted a market sizing exercise with my team in the city of Paris to understand the size, scope, and concerns of all the stake-holders.

• Formulated detailed policy recommendations that was published as a white paper for French policymakers and other stakeholders.

Report Title: ” Exploring a policy framework for intergenerational housing in France. ”


State Commissionerate for Persons with Disabilities,Kerala

Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad

Internship Mandate

Conduct a study on the role of the StateCommissionerate in guarding the provisions of theconstitution. Also to carry out a literature review ondisability as a research fellow.

Milan Rachel Joji

Learnings

• Gained an empirical understanding on the interface between disabled persons and the state.

• Consolidated a report on the powers that the Commissionerate holds in safeguarding the implementation of the constitutional provisions and its interaction with other major stakeholders in the disability sector.

• Analysed the pattern change in complaints pre and post the amendment of RPWD Act, 2016.

• Carried out an extensive literature review to understand the Foucauldian perspective on disability and its relevance in the current scenario at IIT Palakkad.

Report Title: “A Report on the role of State Commissionerate for Persons with Disabilities, Kerala”“Understanding Disability: A Foucauldian Perspective”


ASTHA (Alternative Strategies for theHandicapped) NGO, Delhi

Internship Mandate

To understand the status of ‘street children withdisabilities’ from the perspective of child protectionpolicy and to have grassroot interaction with thefamilies of children with disabilities.

Moirangthem Ajoy

Learnings

• Gained insights about the working of child care institutions.

• Interacted with various stakeholders like Child line, Child Welfare Committee, Juvenile Justice Board , Railway Protection Force and Shelter Homes to understand the mechanism of child protection.

• Understood and identified the problems faced by Asha Kiran, government-run home for the mentally disabled in Delhi.

• Learnt about the discrimination issues faced by the families of children with disabilities within the community

Report Title: “Child Protection and Disability: An Analysis ofthe street children in Delhi”



Internship Mandate

To understand an institutional analysis of DBT basedschemes operating in Ranchi district and analyse itsimplementation at various delivery points

Fateen Ahmad

Learnings

• Understood the institutional framework for DBT based schemes operating at three levels, namely district, block and panchayat

• Recorded beneficiary experience at Khalari block, Ranchi trough a panchayat case study to understand ground realities regarding the penetration and awareness regarding the various DBT schemes

• Prepared a comprehensive report were delivery gaps were identified and an institutional blueprint was prepared for effective absorption of DBT based schemes



Office of The Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram,Haryana

Internship Mandate

To understand the institutional mechanism of DirectBenefit Transfer in Gurugram, Haryana

Soumya Phogat

Learnings

• Analyzed various official documents and research papers pertaining to DBT model in India

• Gained insights into the operational model of DBT and its interaction with JAM trinity

• Interacted with District and Block level officials to get an in-depth understanding of the covered DBT schemes

• Collected and critically analyzed beneficiary related data from the covered departments

Report Title: “Direct Benefit Transfer Project: A Study in District Gurugram, Haryana”


Monfort Social Organisation, A partnerOrganisation of Action Aid

Internship Mandate

To analyze the Implementation of 2BHk Housing schemein Hyderabad, Telangana

Gandhamalla Abraham Noel

Learnings

• Gained insights into the lives of Slum dweller communities in the area Secunderabad.

• Understood the institutional framework of the organization MSI Montfort Social Institute to reach its objective.

• Understood the policies, legislations, institutions over Period of time on Housing schemes

• Understood funding structure on 2BHK scheme by interacting with the government officials who are the part of 2BHK Scheme implementation.

• Presented a report to the Action aid and Montfort social Institute focusing on the gaps in the existing system and ways to mitigate the same through interactions with various stakeholders.

• Participated in Releasing the Preliminary Report to the Press

Report Title: “A study on the 2BHK Housing Scheme in the State of Telangana”


Kerala State Planning Board, Thiruvananthapuram

Internship Mandate

Grassroot interaction with Persons with Disabilities(PWD’s),related institutions and to understand the roleof the state.

Therese Anna Abraham

Learnings

• Gained insights into the lives of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) and their caregivers.

• Studied the impact of Ashwasakiranam scheme floated by the State government for caregivers to PWD’s.

• Understood the role of the state in terms of assistance to PWD’s and looked into various state sponsored schemes for PWD’s.

• Looked at the welfare orientation of the state and garnered information on the impact of the political economy.

• Gained ground level experience and understanding as to how different organisations and institutions engaging with PWD’s function.

Report Title: “Ashwasakiranam: A Case Study of ThiruvananthpuramDistrict”


Office of the District Collector, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Internship Mandate

To analyze the implementation of select DBT schemesrolled out in Ranchi district from the standpoint ofdifferent stakeholders at various delivery points.

Drishti Vishwanath

Learnings

• Undertook an institutional analysis of select DBT based schemes in Ranchi at various levels: District, Block and Panchayat to build a stakeholder map for the same.

• Field engagement enabled effective tracking of beneficiary experience to undertake an exhaustive analysis.

• Was assigned case studies of beneficiaries to identify and resolve delivery gaps- both technical and institutional that were present at Namkum block, Ranchi

Report Title: “A New Age of Entitlements: Study of DBT Based Schemes in Ranchi, Jharkhand”

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