Dr-Debapriya-Bhattacharya

Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has said that marginalized communities across the country are failing to obtain National Identity Cards (NIDs), leaving them deprived of various government services. He said an NID is the fundamental first step toward inclusive development. During the session, it was highlighted that complications in acquiring birth registration certificates remain the primary cause of this NID crisis. He highlighted these...

The shortfall in revenue collection is increasing debt risks. As a result, the government is being forced to rely more on domestic and foreign loans. At the same time, a structural dependence on both types of debt is emerging. The Finance Division believes that this chronic weakness in revenue colle...

The upcoming budget cannot be described as large. On one hand, it is not very big in relation to national income. However, compared to the country’s fiscal capacity for financing, it is significant. Since every government is expected to present a larger budget than the previous one while implemen...

"If the education movement cannot be transformed into a socio-political movement, it will be difficult to achieve the changes we desire," said Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Convenor of the Citizen's Platform for SDG Implementation and a Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).He s...