The proposed cash transfer scheme to support the food needs of some of the most deserving urban poor has met quite some flak from commentators, including MPs. This sort of controversy is not unusual ...

One-fourth of Sri Lankans are living in poverty, yet more than 50% are not covered by social protection schemes Fragmentation and poor governance have resulted in an inefficient social protection ...

Bangladesh has reached a point where social protection can no longer be treated as a set of small compensatory programmes for ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said India can enhance its social protection efforts by adopting an "integrated social protection framework" that aims to reduce duplication of benefits, ...