Structured caregiver sessions improved school-readiness scores by 0.34 SD across treatment blocks.

Limitation · Selection bias in block choice; caregiver attrition of 12%.

Peer-mentoring at Anganwadi cluster level produced sustained quality improvements over 24 months.

Limitation · Contextual to state MIS availability.

Mother-tongue instruction with structured pedagogy outperformed English-first classrooms on early reading.

Limitation · Heterogeneous programme designs limit direct pooling.

Cohort income variance dropped 41% over 4 years relative to control villages.

Limitation · Small cohort (n=180).

Panchayat-linked water quality reporting reduced downtime by 27%.

Limitation · Selection to willing panchayats.

Bundled interventions (cash + mentoring + skills) outperform single-lever designs.

Limitation · Publication bias.

Federated SHG households showed 22% higher shock coping than non-federated peers.

Limitation · Self-reported outcomes.

Integrating referral flags in the state MIS improved adolescent follow-up by 18%.

Limitation · Two-district pilot.

Millet aggregation centres raised realised prices by 34%.

Limitation · Sensitive to procurement cycles.

Sustained state-partner relationships correlate with programme longevity beyond 5 years.

Limitation · Cases are self-selected.

Only 34% of implementing NGOs use externally-facing theories of change.

Limitation · Sampling frame concentrated in metros.

Weekly supervisor visits improved child anthropometric outcomes at 12-month follow-up.

Limitation · Baseline imbalance across blocks.

Cooperative enterprise incubation shows early promise for tribal livelihoods.

Limitation · Small-n case narrative.

MIS adoption requires 6-9 months of hand-holding beyond deployment.

Limitation · Convenience sample of client NGOs.

Panchayat-led adaptation plans show early results in water conservation.

Limitation · Highly context-specific.