Knowledge Creation
New ideas to shape the future evolution of welfare
Cash transfers are often mired with the image of freebies and skepticism on the lines of meritocracy and mistrust, despite its growing policy preference. We believe the narrative needs to be shifted with progressive ideas and evidence-based approaches to ensure its optimal deployment.
The Capital Continuum – Designing Welfare for Poverty Transitions
Exploring vulnerability-sensitive capital-support instruments
Basic Income for a Just Transition
The case for Basic Income as a complementary policy to achieve a range of key climate outcomes.
Unconditional Cash Transfers in India
A comprehensive analysis of 70+ schemes in India, insights from 21 experts and recommendations for streamlined welfare
Case Study on Project DEEP’s Journey of building a new field
Created and Submitted by: IIM-Udaipur
SETU’s State of Social Protection in India Report | Project DEEP’s case study on reimagining cash based policies
Reimagining Construction Workers’ Welfare | Project DEEP’s impact report referenced for evidence on cash transfers
Strong Walls Secure Lives
Spending pattern analysis | Low base asset ownership | Gogunda, Rajasthan | May 2025
Bullish on Human Development
Spending pattern analysis | High base asset ownership | Shelkui, Maharashtra | November 2024
Building up Lives
Annual Impact | Agrarian community | Krishnapur, Maharashtra | July 2024
Accelerating the development journey
Spending pattern analysis | Migrant community | Sada, Rajasthan | March 2024
Unleashing Aspirations
Spending pattern analysis | Agrarian community | Krishnapur, Maharashtra | September 2023
Baseline Report 4
Pre-program indicators | Low base asset ownership | Gogunda, Rajasthan | October 2024
Baseline Report 3
Pre-program indicators | High base asset ownership | Shelkui, Maharashtra | May 2024
Baseline Report 2
Pre-program indicators | Migrant community | Sada, Rajasthan | December 2023
Baseline Report 1
Pre-program indicators | Agrarian community | Krishnapur, Maharashtra | June 2023
Giving wings to latent aspirations: Project DEEP’s experiments with cash transfers
Proving Universal Basic Income can end poverty in India | Pankhuri Shah
In conversation with Subodh Mathur
Cash Transfers: What does the global evidence say
Bangalore event
Mission Billion Summit, Delhi, January 2026
Global Inclusive Finance Summit, Delhi, January 2026
Landscape Report Launch, Pune, November 2025
Basic Income in UK and India, Bath, October 2025
Landscape Report Launch, Delhi, August 2025
Caste, class and the privilege of disconnect
Fixing misconceptions on cash transfers The Hindu Businessline
Cash transfers for welfare are beyond politics
65 thousand rupees unconditionally changed the standard of living of 102 tribal families in Satpura
Deep Project provided financial assistance of Rs. 65,000 each to 501 families in 18 months: Financial support as per need, dreams fulfilled
How ‘revdis’ became the staple in India’s welfare system
What Happened When 800 Tribal Families Received Cash With Full Freedom To Use It Their Way
Datanomics: Rise of unconditional cash transfers ahead of Bihar polls
India’s Unconditional Cash Transfers Grow 23x in a Decade, Cross INR 2.8 Lakh Crore: Project DEEP Report
India’s Cash Transfer Revolution: Scale, Gaps And Shift
