-PTI Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has asked states to ensure that all enrolments, even those by private agencies, shift to government or municipal premises by September this year New Delhi: Aadhaar-issuing authority Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked states to ensure that all enrolments, even those by private agencies, shift to government or municipal premises from external sites by September this year. The move will have a bearing on 25,000 active enrolment...
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In Bastar villages where few have Aadhaar, PDS officials fear they will have to say no -Dipankar Ghose
-The Indian Express For villages such as Pidia and Gampur who are caught between government orders and Maoist diktats, “consent” means little. In Pidia, of 485 ration cards, there are 25 that are Aadhaar-seeded. In Gampur, the number is 17 of 283. Gangaloor: For at least two months, Mahendra Hemla has been having the same conversation with the villagers. They come, the entire village of Pipdia almost at once, to his small...
More »Entering the age of GST -M Govinda Rao
-The Hindu The long-term benefits of GST are clear — the challenge is to quickly address the short-term obstacles The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is in force from today. The reform, touted as a “game changer” and the “reform of the century”, was deemed worthy of a launch on the midnight of June 30 in the Central Hall of the Parliament. Indeed, one is reminded of the famous speech by Pandit...
More »Mihir Shah Committee report: How to solve water crisis
-India Water Portal As a solution to the water crisis, Mihir Shah Committee recommends constituting National Water Commission--a multidisciplinary organisation that will look into water management more holistically. The country’s water SECtor is going through a rough patch. From polluted water resources to increasing demand for water due to rising population and frequent droughts, there are many problems that plague the SECtor. The worst sufferers are farmers and this is evident...
More »Pronab Sen, former Planning Commission member and former Chairman of the National Statistical Commission, interviewed by TCA Sharad Raghavan (The Hindu)
-The Hindu It’s complex than elsewhere both in terms of number of rates and jurisdictions The form of Goods and Services Tax being implemented from July 1 is uniquely Indian, according to former Planning Commission member and former Chairman of the National Statistical Commission Pronab Sen. In an interview to The Hindu, he says the indirect tax regime will make it easier to start a new company, but increases complexity for those...
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