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    Avani Kapur is founder and director of ResGov as well as a senior visiting fellow at the  Centre for Policy Research (CPR). Prior to this she was leading the Accountability Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research. She has spent a decade building evidence to strengthen the governance and delivery of government programmes across education, health, sanitation, and nutrition. Avani is a Tech4Good fellow and an alumna of the London School of Economics and Smith College, Massachusetts.


    Articles by Avani Kapur

    Close-up of a computer circuit board with electronic components and microchips--AI in governance
    Technology
    September 3, 2026
    Making government AI accountable
    As governments increasingly adopt AI to improve public services, they must also track how it shapes decisions, affects citizens, and handles errors.
    by Avani Kapur, Sidharth Santhosh, Foundation for Responsive Governance | 7 min read
    A person wrapped in a bright pink sari walks along a quiet street past colorful houses with green and yellow walls, where a bicycle leans against a doorway and a motorcycle is parked nearby--union budget india
    Advocacy & Government
    February 11, 2026
    Budget 2026: Big schemes, bigger gaps in social spending
    Social sector spending drops to its lowest in a decade. Key schemes for housing, water, and minorities remain underutilised even as allocations shrink further.
    by Avani Kapur, Sharad Pandey, ISignal | 5 min read
    A close up shot of Gandhi's face on Indian currency_union budget 2025
    Advocacy & Government
    February 4, 2025
    Budget 2025: Understanding social sector spending
    While the union government's total expenditure has risen by 7 percent in 2025, the allocation for the social sector has not grown proportionally.
    by Avani Kapur, Sharad Pandey, ISignal | 6 min read
    women in sarees counting money-budget 2023
    Advocacy & Government
    February 3, 2023
    Budget 2023: Capital expenditure grows at the cost of social welfare
    Social sector spending falls below 20 percent for the first time since 2009 while capital expenditure increases for the third consecutive year.
    by Sharad Pandey, Avani Kapur, ISignal, Ritwik Shukla | 6 min read
    Two women heathworkers standing and talking to each other while also holding kids on their lap
    Inequality
    February 8, 2022
    Budget 2022: A missed opportunity
    Rather than increasing investments in social welfare schemes that protected the most vulnerable during the pandemic, Budget 2022 focuses on building infrastructure and capital expenditure.
    by Avani Kapur | 3 min read
    Two women in sarees, carrying construction materials on their head. The photograph has been clicked from behind. NREGA is crucial to the rural economy of India, especially in 2021 with low yield and poor monsoon
    Livelihoods
    September 1, 2021
    NREGA is crucial to rural India in 2021
    While it claims to be a demand-based scheme with an elastic budget, NREGA’s failure to support the rural economy in 2021 indicates otherwise.
    by Harish Damodaran, Avani Kapur, Yamini Aiyar | 6 min read
    Leadership & Talent
    April 24, 2020
    Supporting field workers to combat COVID-19
    Field workers are playing a critical role in helping communities access government schemes and services, and we need to invest more in this cadre.
    by Rajika Seth, Avani Kapur | 5 min read
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