Policy for Social Goals

Social policy is concerned with human wellbeing and equitable distribution of access and opportunity to promote social prosperity. In practical terms, social policy captures how human societies provide for each other and the means they adopt to meet basic public demands that make life worth living—including environment, health, housing, social services, employment, education. In this course, students will learn how India's social policies have (or haven't) accomplished these goals, with reference to corresponding global dependencies wherever relevant. The course is divided into four modules, with an additional (fifth) module reserved for course review, reflection, and evaluation. In the first module, students learn what social policy is, why it matters, what it entails and how it is funded in India. The second and third modules cover the aforementioned social policy areas. The fourth module highlights the challenges facing the formulation and implementation of social policies in India insofar as achieving equitable outcomes is concerned.