2026
MSP and the July procurement window
A four-page brief on why late procurement in Punjab still misses small holders.
- Stata
- procurement data
- brief
Meridian

The conclusion is dull on purpose when the table says so.
MA Economics at the Delhi School of Economics. A research assistant role for 2027, with procurement windows, bus fares, and scholarship forms already counted.
Advait Rao
MA Economics, Delhi School of Economics
I write short policy notes with the numbers attached. If the table is dull, the conclusion stays dull. Recent briefs: a late procurement window in Punjab, a Delhi bus fare freeze, and a college where the scholarship form, not the amount, was the drop-off.
2026
A four-page brief on why late procurement in Punjab still misses small holders.
2025
Mapped who rides AC versus non-AC after the freeze. The freeze holds for short trips, not for the edge of the city.
2025
Counted how many eligible students never filed. The form, not the amount, was the drop-off.
Apr 2026
The MSP note is four pages because the table did not need a fifth. July is late if you cannot wait on the mandi.
Dec 2025
Short AC trips still look cheap. The last bus out of the edge does not. That is the freeze, not a slogan.
Aug 2025
The scholarship amount was fine. The form was not. Take-up is a paperwork problem until someone counts the blanks.
Looking for a research assistant role in 2027. Briefs are four pages unless the table needs more.