CPPR in the News

June 22, 2026
Indira Guarantees

Kerala Budget 2026: D Dhanuraj on Balancing Promises and Fiscal Realities

Indira Guarantees remain central to Kerala's policy debate, with D Dhanuraj highlighting the need to balance welfare commitments with fiscal sustainability.
May 8, 2026
Karnataka's Gender Budget

The Labharthi Turn: What Karnataka’s Gender Budget Gets Wrong

Why does Karnataka’s budget portray women as grateful recipients rather than empowered citizens? Each year, the budget documents cast her as the beneficiary of free bus rides (Shakti scheme), ₹2,000 monthly cash (Gruha Lakshmi), or subsidised gas for “household members”. […]