UNDERSTANDING

PUBLIC POLICY
IN INDIA
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STARTS JUNE 29, 2022

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Overview
With the objective of molding the future leaders in the sphere of public policy, the Indian School of
Business has designed the Understanding Public Policy in India programme, keeping in mind
the challenges that are specific to an Indian context. Participants will learn not only about the
development of public policy and analysis, but also the aspects of finance, ethics, and
accountability, as well as best practices in public policy management, across the domains of
administration and governance. With a keen focus on building capabilities in data analysis, critical
thinking, and decision-making, the programme will help you shape and drive policy changes in the
political, environmental, and social spheres.

Who is this Programme for?

ISB Executive Education's Understanding Public Policy in India Programme is specifically designed
for mid-level and senior professionals who have a keen interest in shaping policies that will benefit the
country and its people.
Ideal candidates include:

Mid-level professionals and/ or consultants in general management, strategy, planning, government

and policy advisory roles.

Professionals and/ or consultants who want to understand the challenges faced in the Indian
political, economical, and social spheres, and want to learn new trends dominating digital and
public-private partnerships.

Senior-level professionals in government roles, non-profits, think tanks, CSRs, consulting, etc. who
lead or guide their organizations' public policy decisions or liaise with the government externally,
and are interested in public policy trends.
Programme Highlights

Recorded Videos from

9 Quizzes
renowned ISB Faculty

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Executive Education

Fireside chats with

policy-makers,
2 Case Study assignments
administration members and
political figures

Why choose this Programme?

Gain an overview of India's constitution, public Learn at one of the most reputed
policy laws, regulations, and ordinances business schools in India

Taught by one of ISB's distinguished Envision the future of policymaking in India

Public Policy in India faculty with guidance from prominent administrators,
politicians, and academicians in the field
Programme Faculty
Professor Ashwini Chhatre
Executive Director,
Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB

Ashwini Chhatre was the first Giorgio Ruffolo Post-Doctoral Fellow in

Sustainability Science at Harvard University from 2006 to 2007 and has
spent 11 years working in different parts of India on issues related to natural
resources like land, forests, and water. He was the founding Editor-in-Chief
of World Development Perspectives from 2016 to 2019 and served as the
Senior Editor of Conservation Letters from 2009 to 2014. His extensive
background in economics, political science, anthropology, geology, and
environmental history makes him one of the top public policy experts in the
country. Professor Ashwini Chhatre is the Executive Director of Bharti
Institute of Public Policy at the Indian School of Business while serving as
an Associate Professor of Public Policy.

Programme Modules
ISB Executive Education's 12-week programme in Understanding Public Policy in India will help
learners understand economic and financial reforms developed over time that have moulded the
current fiscal and monetary policies in India.

Get an overview of Understand how Envision the future of Engage with industry
India's public policy economical and India's policymaking leaders and gain
and how it has financial reforms have knowledge on
developed over time affected major policy policymaking and
drivers administration
Programme Modules
MODULE 1: Overview - Public Policy
An overview of public policy in India
Laws, Ordinances, Rules, Regulations, Orders, Policies and Notifications

MODULE 2: Constitution of India and the Balance of Powers

Legislature, Judiciary, Executive systems in India
Elected executive and the permanent bureaucracy
Special provisions - Schedule V and VI, 73rd and 74th amendments, Article 370A
System of Parliamentary Standing Committees
Statutory constitutional authorities - election commission, finance commissions, CAG, etc.

MODULE 3: The Framework of Public Administration

Federal structure and central, state, and concurrent lists
Ministries and departments
The incongruent geographies of public administration
Tehsil vs. block vs. forest vs. police vs. irrigation
District as the lynchpin of implementation
System of approvals and accountability
Public services and the correct identification of beneficiaries.

MODULE 4: The Economics and Finance of Public Policy

Fiscal policy as a system of carrots and sticks
Macroeconomic policy - balancing unemployment and inflation
Money supply and credit. Ease of doing business

MODULE 5: India Since Independence (achievements and challenges)

Successes: Election Commission. Green Revolution. Immunization. Biometric Identity
Mixed Successes: Land Reforms. Environmental protection. Decentralization
Failures: Primary Education. Primary Health. Nutrition. Justice
COVID stories: Food distribution. PPE kits manufacture.
Programme Modules
MODULE 6: Drivers of Public Policy over the Decades
Defense of territory
Economic development (land acquisition, special economic zones)
Equity and social justice (reservations, special protections)
Safety nets (PDS, MGNREGA, NSAP).
Social mobilization (new states, autonomous territories)
Global cooperation (WTO, NDPS Act, 2-F authentication, e-KYC)

MODULE 7: Economic Reforms

Industrialization through import substitution
Inspector-license raj
Reform efforts through the 1980s
The 1991 balance of payments crisis
First generation reforms (1991-94) - liberalization, privatization, globalization
Market (de)regulation: Dismantling the regulatory regime after 1991 for production and imports/exports
(licensing, quotas, tariffs), Government interventions in agricultural markets, Deregulation of capital markets
Modes of public-private engagement: Lease of government property (Taj Mansingh), Debt finance
(Infrastructure), Viability Gap Funding (UDAN), Build-Operate-Transfer model (Toll roads), Equity partnership
(land pooling).

MODULE 8: Impact of Digital Technology

E-governance
E-taal dashboard
E-KYC for private services
Direct Benefit Transfer - cash and kind
Biometric attendance
Land records
Digital payments (UPI, FASTag, IMPS)

MODULE 9: Impact Evaluation of Policies

Counterfactual analysis
Difference-in-differences
Randomized control trial
Regression discontinuity
Programme Modules
MODULE 10: What is Evidence?
The science of muddling through
The absence of evidence for future outcomes
Multiple simultaneous causes of an outcome in the real world
Spurious correlations
Ecological fallacy

MODULE 11: Wicked Problems and Policy Innovation

Definition of wicked problems
Example - soil fertility and girls’ school enrolment
Complex adaptive social systems
Unintended but anticipated outcomes of interventions
The measurement challenges
Monitoring, evaluation, and learning

MODULE 12: Policy as an Experiment

Policy as an experiment
Learnings from Experiments: MGNREGA
Shadow of History: PM-KISAN, Rythu Bandhu, KALIA Scheme

Note: Modules/ topics are indicative only, and the suggested time and sequence may be dropped/ modified/ adapted to fit the
total programme hours.
Key Programme Takeaways
01
Leverage insights from industry
leaders to work towards creating
solutions for India's enduring policy
and governing challenges
03
Understand how economical and
financial reforms have affected major
policy drivers and envision the future
of India's public policy
02
Learn how data and technology can
change policymaking and impact the
future of public policy in India
04
Interpret the impact of policy changes
through close monitoring by
understanding the current challenges
faced across different sectors
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 Certificate
On successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded a certificate in Public Policy
from ISB Executive Education.

The Centre for Executive Education at the Indian School of Business

awards this certificate acknowledging the participation of

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on completing the Online Executive Certificate Programme

Understanding Public Policy in India

from July 2022 to October 2022

Note: All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of ISB
Executive Education.

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Learning Journey

Orientation Week
The first week is orientation week. During this week you will be introduced to
the other participants in the class from across the world and you will learn how
to use the learning management system and other learning tools provided.

Weekly Goals
In the subsequent weeks, you have learning goals
set for the week. The goals would include completing
the assignments*, which have weekly deadlines.

Flexible and Convenient Online Learning

Learn online via recorded videos from renowned ISB
faculty in a high-impact 12-week journey with a
learning commitment of 4-6 hours/ week.

Debrief Sessions
The programme features weekly live online sessions with
industry practitioners who are available to help you clarify your
doubts pertaining to the content. Assignments are graded either
by industry practitioners and/ or by the Emeritus grading team.

Timely Follow up and Learning Support

The Emeritus Programme Support team will enable
learners facing a challenge to submit their assignments
on time via regular telephonic or email communication.

*Assignments are graded either by industry practitioners who are available to support participants in their learning journey and/or
by the Emeritus grading team.
Programme Details

ELIGIBILITY DURATION PROGRAMME

Open 12 Weeks START DATE
Enrollments 5 hours/ week June 29, 2022

Programme Details
Programme Fee INR 1,00,000 + GST

Apply by June 28, 2022

Instalment Schedule

Remarks Remarks

Instalment 1 Within 7 days from the date of selection INR 24,000 + GST

Instalment 2 Aug 03, 2022 INR 38,000 + GST

Instalment 3 Sep 01, 2022 INR 38,000 + GST

Note: GST (currently @ 18%) will be charged extra on these components.

When it comes to public policy, doing the right thing is more

important than doing it for the right reason. The best way to get
people to do what's right collectively is to make it the best thing for
them to do individually. You have to give individuals a personal
incentive to do what's right for society."
- Donald Shoup, Research Professor in the Department of Urban Planning, UCLA
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