Community Assessment of Entitlement Programmes: A Study on the Implementation of Five Central Government Sponsored Schemes in Six Districts of Northern India

This ActionAid report aims to document the extent to which the government has succeeded in implementing food security programmes, social security programmes for widows, and rural housing schemes for the poor. It covers six ‘backward’ districts of north India. It is based on surveys conducted in East Champaran district of Bihar, Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Latehar district of Jharkhand, Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh, and Pratapgarh and Barabanki districts of Uttar Pradesh between January and April 2017. The programmes covered were the Integrated Child Development Services, Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM Scheme), public distribution system (PDS), Indira Awaas Yojana and widow pension schemes. The report also makes recommendations to strengthen these programmes and improve their implementation in these districts.