What works in India

India's policies and programmes demonstrate significant reach across multiple development domains. India's 73rd Constitutional Amendment has placed over 1.4 million women in elected local office through 33% seat reservations in rural governance, with 22 states subsequently raising this to 50%. Digital Green's video-mediated agricultural extension has reached 2.3 million farmers (77% women) across India and nine other countries, though randomised trials in Bihar found no statistically significant adoption effects in year one. India also hosts accessible-technology initiatives: Annie serves roughly 10,000 braille-literacy users across 300+ schools and institutions, while Sugamya Pustakalaya registered 27,820 users through its national digital library for print-disabled readers as of 2019, and Azad Foundation has trained 6,000+ marginalised women as professional drivers since 2008.