Annual Reports
A selection of reports and studies conducted by various international and national agencies and active civil society organisations.
Reports on key areas
Livelihood security
State of India’s livelihoods (PDF 3.4MB on external website)
ACCESS report on trends related to livelihoods of the poor.
Basic services
National Human Development Report 2001
Planning Commission analysis of human development in India.
MGNREGS
MGNREGA vision and strategy (PDF 360KB on external website)
Strategy framework of Union Ministry of Rural Development.
Forest Rights Act
Social exclusion and land in Orissa (PDF 276KB on external website)
World Bank paper on factors that limit access to land.
Access to resources
State of India’s livelihoods (PDF 3.4MB on external website)
ACCESS report on trends related to livelihoods of the poor.
Creating livelihoods: innovations (*Large file: PDF 9.5MB on external website)
Compendium of Rajasthan Mission on Skills & Livelihoods.
Health and nutrition
DLHS-3 (2007-08) (PDF 1.2MB on external website)
Information from one of India’s largest health surveys.
Nutrition in India (PDF 3.4MB on external website)
Key findings of 3rd National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3).
Education
Discrimination in schools (PDF 940KB on external website)
IIDS paper on experiences of scheduled caste children