Right to basic services

Two Indian women looking into the camera
The Poorest Area Civil Society (PACS) Programme promotes non-discriminatory access to education, health and nutrition services for socially excluded groups.

 

In this area we aim to:

  • Identify discriminatory practices that hinder access to basic services.
  • Partner with civil society to demand an end to discriminatory practices.
  • Encourage the active and informed participation of socially excluded groups to monitor and raise issues of discrimination in the implementation of government programmes with block and district level functionaries.


Our key focus areas
 

Education

PACS focuses on Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) - the Government of India's programmes for universal elementary and secondary education.
Read more about education.

Health and nutrition

PACS focuses on Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme.
Read more about health.

News and views

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CM to seek DFID support for SC/ST girl students
meeting in Madhya Pradesh
Campaign to fulfil claims under forest act
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Government to track BPL insurance beneficiaries
Women with RSBY smartcards, Gumla Jharkhand
Exposure visit to hospital under RSBY in Gumla