Dr Govinda Bhattacharjee

The author is a former Director General at the Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India. He is currently a Professor of Practice at the Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial management, Faridabad and also a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Centre for Multilevel Federalism, New Delhi.

Contributions

Welfare Schemes for Girl Child: Need for Convergence between the Centre and the States

November 29, 2022 Dr Govinda Bhattacharjee

Abstract: The ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ Scheme was launched for the protection and education of girl children. Its outcome remains sub-optimal with disproportionate amounts being spent on media advocacy rather than on health and educati...

Tags: Governance and Political Studies, Article, Mission Shakti, Media, Gender gap, CSR, BBBP, CAG, girl child, sex ratio at birth (SRB), State Schemes

Innovative Strategies for Arresting Environmental Degradation while Addressing Debt Problems of the States

October 07, 2022 Dr Govinda Bhattacharjee

Abstract At the COP-26 summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Modi had committed India to some bold environmental targets, to achieve which the Centre must work with the State where the economic activities take place that also take their to...

Tags: Climate Change, Article, Punjab, Latin America, CO2 emissions, debt swap, decarbonistation, Green NGOs, Haryana, livelihood, sea levels, Sunderbans, 12th Finance Commission