New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Center of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG) convened a Multi-Stakeholder Governance Dialogue on "District-Led Development: Grassroots Stories, National Outcomes" at India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi. The dialogue brought together senior bureaucrats, policymakers, industry leaders and media professionals to examine how district-level administration translates into measurable national development outcomes.

The session opened with a welcome address by Prof Badri Narayan, Vice Chancellor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), who said, "There is a real gap between how grassroots communities articulate their needs and how policy is conceptualised at the top; the language of the margins, the district ...