Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusion Policy (CSSEIP)

Social Change, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 61-83, March 2025. The degree of financial inclusion within the tribes in Kerala is being assessed here through a newly developed metric called the Individual Financial Inclusion Index (IFII). Apart from examinin…

Social Change, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 84-105, March 2025. One of the severely marginalised internal migrant populations in India has been the migrant labourers who not only face the challenges of acculturation but also experience acute powerlessness….

Social Change, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 106-123, March 2025. Human trafficking is the fastest growing international criminal industry, which disproportionately affects women and children. To monitor the crime, the U.S. Department of State places each c…

Social Change, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 142-147, March 2025. This contribution makes the 23rd part of the Social Change Indicators series in which we explore the levels of social sector expenditures across states in India.

Social Change, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 155-157, March 2025.

Social Change, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 23-43, March 2025. Literacy acts as a vital catalyst to promote human development, foster social progress, and accelerate economic growth. The prevalence of any form of disparity in literacy whether that be based…

Social Change, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 7-22, March 2025. This article aims to examine the role of affirmative action policies in achieving desired outcomes among India’s Scheduled Castes in employment, education, health, and governance. It also addres…