EPISODE · Aug 13, 2024 · 29 MIN
Student bus concession in Kerala
from All Things Policy · host Takshashila Institution
Kerala had a policy intervention to incentivise education in the state way back in 1963, with over 75% subsidy in ticket pricing for students travelling via buses, and it continues to this day in 2024. Can a policy with such a noble intention go wrong? Listen in as Anisree Suresh and Shreya Ramakrishnan discuss this lesser-known policy from Anisree's research on the topic with the Center for Public Policy Research. Read her report here - https://tinyurl.com/4nreet57 All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru. Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/ Take our 'China Challenge' survey here: https://shorturl.at/XMUW7 Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
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Kerala had a policy intervention to incentivise education in the state way back in 1963, with over 75% subsidy in ticket pricing for students travelling via buses, and it continues to this day in 2024. Can a policy with such a noble intention go wrong? Listen in as Anisree Suresh and Shreya Ramakrishnan discuss this lesser-known policy from Anisree's research on the topic with the Center for Public Policy Research. Read her report here - https://tinyurl.com/4nreet57 All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru. Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/ Take our 'China Challenge' survey here: https://shorturl.at/XMUW7 Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
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