introduced. However‚ there have been issues associated with the efficiency and effectiveness of the same. Rampant leakages and corruption have made many of the schemes and programs dysfunctional. Direct Cash Transfer to the poor has been aimed to mitigate these malaises. Need for Direct cash Transfer: Recent studies by the Planning Commission have shown that the Public Distribution System has become so inefficient that 58% of the subsidized grains do not reach the targeted group and almost a
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Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) refers to a form of funding by the government or other humanitarian agencies whereby the fund donated must be used to finance a predetermined undertaking (Fiszbein et al‚ 2009‚ pp. 31). In Conditional cash transfers‚ money has to be spent for the intended purpose and only those who have been approved to meet the predetermined requirements receive such cash. This means that the recipient of the cash has to be vetted thoroughly and their actions determined before getting
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ONYC study aimed to test the impact of the cash transfers on the health of the family‚ education of the children‚ and the outcomes of the adults’ workforce in the household. Also‚ this program was based on the pioneering conditional cash transfer program of Mexico named Oportunidades. In addition‚ the ONYC conditional cash transfer program greatly benefitted the lower- and middle-income countries. However‚ being the first comprehensive Conditional Cash Transfer Program in a developed country‚ the Family
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costs. Most children are working to earn money for their families‚ which increases the child labor in the country. A survey of these child laborers reported that 240‚000 children that work are between 5 and 17 years old. Part of the conditional cash transfer programs are aimed at decreasing the child labor and increasing the child education because most students are required to attend school until they are 12 (Lakhani). The life expectancy at birth for
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POVERTY AND CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS A Reaction Paper on the Article Written By Randy David Presented by: JOEFREY C. MIRAFUENTES --oOo-- While the article wished to present the acceptability of the Conditional Cash Transfers as an immediate response of the Philippine Government to the beleaguering effects of poverty‚ it also presented another reality that cannot be obscured away from discussing such societal problem‚ and that is the susceptibility of this stimulus program to be exploited
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conditional cash transfer (CCT)? What makes it different from the unconditional cash transfer (UCT)? Conditional cash transfer is one of social transfer programs that grant poor households with regular cash under certain condition with which they comply by behaving as required‚ for instance sending their children to school or attending health clinics (Kidd and Calder 2011‚ p. 6). Basically‚ CCT comes with two dual objectives: 1) quick or short-term poverty reduction by means of cash transfers and 2) long-term
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evidence of how that scheme is considered vile and unacceptable by the most needy themselves. What reconciles these two polar opposites is a mix of politics‚ misinformation and the legacy of decades of poor administration. India’s first direct cash transfer scheme – Delhi Annshri Yojana (DAY) – to be set in motion from 15th December is a very good example of this. Let me introduce the scheme before introducing Rukhsana‚ the typical beneficiary DAY aims to target. What is Delhi Annshri Yojana ? On
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Cash Transfers to end poverty – Over-ambitious economic policy or a welcome change to eliminate corruption in the Public Distribution System? A study of the benefits of the Cash Transfer scheme to India’s poorest and its economic viability Shrinidhi Rao 210063 Word Count – 3501 [including footnotes] Introduction – From January 1st‚ 2013‚ hundreds of thousands of India’s poor across 20 districts will benefit from the logical end of signing on to
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION SYSTEM SYSTEM’S CHECK INSTRUMENT EDUCATION: CV FORM 2 Name of School: ____________________________________ Name of School Head: ________________________________ Contact No. : _____________________ Name of Pantawid Coordinator: ________________________ Contact No. : _____________________ Name of Alternate Signatory: __________________________ Contact No. : _____________________
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Hoddinot (1999) also mentions that one of the factors that may lead to a high value of under coverage is lack of information about the program‚ while a high leakage rate is due to faulty design or implementation of the pro-gram. In the case of cash transfer programs there are three methods used to identify targeted households. They are proxy means testing‚ geographic targeting and self-selection (Coady et alia. 2004). The BSM program relies on proxy means testing using expenditure as the main variable
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