-Financial Express Aadhaar Voter ID linking, seeding: It all began in August 2019 when the ECI wrote a letter addressed to the Law Secretary proposing amendments to two pivotal acts- Aadhaar Act, 2016, and Representation of the People Act, 1950. Aadhaar-Voter ID linking process gets Modi government nod! The Union Law Ministry has given its approval for Aadhaar Card Voter ID linking process, a proposal put forwarded by the Election Commission of...
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Government must engage in a collaborative effort with farmer groups -Ajay Vir Jakhar
-The Indian Express There is an ambiguous provision to levy income tax on “dairying”. Either the provision should be removed or it should be clarified that it does not include dairy farmers. Dairying is a part of agriculture and as per the Constitution, it is a state subject. Those in power may not yet be accepting blame for the barrage of negative news on the state of the economy, but cracks are...
More »From Jan Breman, a Treasure Trove of Essential Analysis on Labour, Bondage and Capitalism -Jayati Ghosh
-TheWire.in Breman's central finding about the close coexistence of capitalism and labour bondage contains remarkable nuggets of hope for transcendence. For more than half a century, Jan Breman has diligently, insightfully and creatively studied the life of labour in India, and specifically in Gujarat. His searing descriptions and acute analyses based on painstaking fieldwork and a broad but clear theoretical framework have informed our understanding of the conditions of rural – and urban...
More »Why Punjab land decision has upset Dalits -Anju Agnihotri Chaba
-The Indian Express Over the last several days, various organisations in Punjab have been protesting against a revised land policy relating to village common land, which is known as ‘shamlat’ land. Over the last several days, various organisations in Punjab have been protesting against a revised land policy relating to village common land, which is known as ‘shamlat’ land. The state Cabinet recently approved an amendment to the Village Common Land (Regulation)...
More »Ex-Chief Statistician Pronab Sen: For data credibility, need to fix calendar for its release -Aanchal Magazine & Anil Sasi
-The Indian Express As of now, the government does have a calender for release of data sets such as national accounts, Index of Industrial Production and inflation. But there are no specific timeline for release of labour force statistics and consumption expenditure surveys. Putting in place a release calendar for all official economic data sets and ensuring their timely release is key to restoring the credibility of India’s statistics, according to Pronab...
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