How Well Do India's Social Service Programs Serve the Poor?

Reaching India's poor calls for greatly improved social service delivery systems, better targeting of the poor, more coordination between agencies, policies aimed at income generation, and more involvement of the poor and of nongovernmental organi- ' X zations. The Pohcy, Research, and External Affairs Complex disinbutes PRE Working Papers to dissemnnate he finduings of work in progress and to encourage the exchange of ideas among Bank staff and all others interested in development issues. These papers carry the names of the autho-s, reflect only their vies, and should be used and cited accordingly The findu'gs, interpreautions, and conclusions are the authors own They should not he altnhuted to theWorld lank, its lioard of D)irectors, its management, or any of its member countries. Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz ed Pu bl ic Di sc lo su re A ut ho riz e