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CASE STUDIES

Lack of
understanding
regarding the
scheme procedure HOOGHLY,
23% PASCHIM
MEDINIPUR,
Rest of the PURBA
Benefits not districts MEDINIPUR,
received even 59% PURULIA
after 41%
considerable
period
77%

Fig 4: Analysis of Grievances of Artist Pension Fig 5: District-wise distribution of Grievances

• Requesting an increase the concerned authorities to more traction is needed,
in the amount funded by refine the implementation like identifying gaps and
the financial institution. process. designing strategies to
address these gaps, engaging
In line with the change ALIGNMENT WITH SDGs with stakeholders to ensure
request proposals coming out The SDGs are 17 global goals that the monitoring process is
of the field, the cell suggested the United Nations adopted transparent, accountable, and
from time to time, changes in 2015 as part of the 2030 participatory.
in the policy framework Agenda for Sustainable
and implementation, varied Development. These goals Many challenges were
from; changing the eligibility cover many areas: poverty, faced in implementing new
criteria, simplification of health, education, gender programme or modifying an
application form, increasing equality, climate action, existing one:
budget allocation, organizing and sustainable cities and
special outreach camps, communities. The United 1. Inequality and Poverty:
reducing paperwork, and so Nations has established Addressing inequality
and providing essential
on.
a global SDG monitoring services require targeted
Artist Pension Scheme for framework, which includes interventions that
the year 2020-22 232 indicators used to measure prioritize the needs
progress toward achieving of marginalized and
It was found that 4 districts the SDGs. The framework is vulnerable segments of
accounted for nearly 41% of designed to adapt to national the population.
the total grievances, wherein contexts and allows countries
the maximum number of to select arrows most relevant This project ensured that
grievances were related to their specific circumstances. pension benefits pending
to non-receipt of benefits for over 0.5 million eligible
after application signalling SDG monitoring also involves citizens were sanctioned in
implementation level tracking progress toward a record time through well-
issues (Figures 4 & 5). The achieving the SDG targets geared inter-departmental
findings were shared with and identifying areas where coordination.

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