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Research Projects
The Unique Foundation, Pune has undertaken several research projects. Most notable being the Policy Analysis Series with an intention to study and analyze the Central and State Government policies, while keeping Maharashtra as the focal point. ..Read More
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Articles & Publications
The Unique Foundation, Pune has undertaken several publications with a purpose of stimulating critical inquiry, debate and deliberation on the pressing issues of our times. ..Read More
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News
The English Report of ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: Maharashtra: An Evaluation Report’, authored by Mukta Kulkarni, Kedar Deshmukh and Genjumon Prasannan, published by ‘The Unique Foundation’ was officially released by Dr. Neelam Gorhe (Deputy Chairperson, Legislative Council, Maharashtra) in a virtual policy dialogue conducted on 12th January 2022...Read More
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A Political Survey of Madhya Pradesh’s Malwa Region
The Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh is considered the political nerve-centre of the
state. Over the last two decades, electoral majority in Malwa has consistently translated to an
electoral majority in the state. The region has exhibited a strict bipolarity in these two decades,
as BJP and INC have been the only two parties to win seats from this region...
Migrant Labour in Maharashtra’s Sugar Industry (EPW)
This article summarises the scenario of migration of sugar cane harvesting workers from Beed, a drought-prone district from Marathwada region, Maharashtra. Seasonal and distressed migration of the sugar cane
harvesting workers, which happens to be the most vulnerable section of the sugar industry in Maharashtra, remains a largely overlooked arena in scholarly discussions as well as policy circles. Hence this article, based on a study
conducted by the Unique Foundation, Pune, seeks to unravel this phenomenon by looking into the socio-economic profile of the migrants, causal factors behind migration and ramifications of the same...
Betrayal of the Initial Promise?
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana 2.0 (EPW)
The union government’s flagship programme—the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana—launched in 2016 and revamped in 2020 for providing crop insurance to farmers—needs fundamental and structural changes for its effective implementation. The need of the hour is a more forceful and impactful state involvement in the scheme...
Changing Social Equations
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections 2019 (EPW)
Despite the Bharatiya Janata Party’s conscious efforts to colour the state election campaign with national-level issues such as Article 370, or invoke the popular welfare schemes throughout the campaign in
order to turn the beneficiaries into its loyal vote bank, it did not gain as much traction this time as it did in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The election results have shown that caste still continues to remain one of the significant
factors at the level of local politics. The role of caste and shifting social bases of the political parties in this election can be analysed with specific focus on the consolidation of Maratha votes and shifts in the voting patterns of
the Other Backward Classes...
पाच राज्यांतील सत्तासंघर्ष (कर्तव्य साधना)
उत्तर प्रदेश, पंजाब, उत्तराखंड, गोवा आणि मणिपूर या पाच राज्यांत 10 फेब्रुवारी 2022 ते 7 मार्च 2022 दरम्यान निवडणूक पार पडत आहे. पाचही राज्यांचे निकाल 10 मार्च रोजी घोषित होणार आहेत. शेतकरी आंदोलन आणि 2024 साली होणाऱ्या लोकसभा निवडणुकीच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर पाच राज्यांतील निवडणुकांना वेगळे महत्त्व प्राप्त झाले आहे. पाचही राज्यांतील निवडणुकांचा अन्वयार्थ लावणारी लेखमाला कर्तव्य साधनातून
प्रकाशित करीत आहोत. त्या राज्यातील निवडणुकांची वैशिष्ट्ये, नेतृत्व, प्रश्‍न, विकास, वेगवेगळी समीकरणे, सरकारची कामगिरी, पक्षांच्या यशापयशाची कारणे याचा सविस्तर आढावा लेखमालेतून घेण्यात येईल. कर्तव्य साधना, द युनिक फाउंडेशन, राज्यशास्त्र विभागातील (सावित्रीबाई फुले पुणे विद्यापीठ) संशोधक आणि स्ट्रॅटेजी कन्सल्टंट्स यांच्या सहकार्यातून प्रस्तुत लेखमाला सुरू करीत आहोत...
पंजाब : नव्या समीकरणांची पंचरंगी लढत (कर्तव्य साधना)
पंजाबीयत समजून घेतल्याशिवाय पंजाबचे राजकारण समजून घेता येणार नाही. हे पंजाबदौऱ्यात स्पष्टपणे जाणवले. सर्वार्थाने वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण असलेले पंजाब राज्य सध्या मोठ्या आर्थिक संकटात आहे. शिवाय तीन कृषी कायद्यांविरोधात यशाचे निशाण घेऊन गावागावात परतलेले शेतकरी आता नवे सरकार निवडणार आहेत. विधानसभा निवडणुकांच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर राज्याच्या राजकारणात मोठ्या उलथापालथी होऊन नवी राजकीय समीकरणे
आकारास आली आहेत. 2017च्या निवडणुकीत पंजाबची लढत तिहेरी झाली होती. 2022 मध्ये मात्र कधी नव्हे ते पाच प्रमुख राजकीय पक्ष आणि आघाड्यांच्या पर्यायासह 20 फेब्रुवारी रोजी पंजाब निवडणुकीला सामोरा जातो आहे...
