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State Capacity.

4 essays · The Pritiraj Review

Essays on whether the Indian state has the people, systems and administrative depth to execute what it commits to.

All essaysInstitutions & ReformPolitical EconomyGovernance & DeliveryState CapacityFederalism & the NortheastResources & ClimateWork & Livelihoods
01State CapacityThe District Is Where the State Lives — The Tier India Refuses to StaffIndia debates the Centre and the states endlessly and ignores the tier where governance actually succeeds or fails. The district runs at 19% IAS vacancy against a mandate that expands every year.16 JULY 202602State CapacityCities Without Money — The Third Tier and the Capacity It LacksIndia's cities produce roughly 60% of GDP and raise 0.6% of it. The Sixteenth Commission has now sent them ₹3.6 lakh crore against conditions most cannot yet meet.7 MAY 202603State CapacityThe Discom Turnaround — and What It Does Not Yet ProveIndia's power distributors posted a collective profit of ₹2,701 crore in FY25 against accumulated losses of ₹6.47 lakh crore. A real turnaround, and a small one.2 APRIL 202604State CapacityTwenty Years After Prakash Singh — The Reform That Was Ordered and Never DeliveredThe Supreme Court directed seven police reforms in 2006. Two decades on, forces run at roughly a fifth understrength and 86% of the state police is constabulary with one promotion in a career.19 FEBRUARY 2026
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