India can grow with Doughnut Economics

A Small Experiment in Kerala, India

This is no longer only a theoretical proposal. Maniyur Gram Panchayat in Kozhikode district, Kerala, has approved a move towards Doughnut Economics-based planning in its 2026-27 budget. The Gram Panchayat is trying to connect social needs with ecological limits through planning, budgeting and monitoring.

Our team is supporting this effort. The work is at an early stage, but the lesson is already important: a global idea can be adapted to a village or town when local people, elected functionaries and technical institutions work together.

Maniyur should be treated as an experiment to learn from, not as a finished model. Its value will depend on whether it produces useful local indicators, better budget choices, public participation and honest monitoring.   https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/can-india-develop-without-crossing-ecological-limits-doughnut-economics-answers-this-question