-Business Standard Instead of addressing systemic problems in agriculture, farm politics in the state is about how much money the government can offer the farmer as a dole The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), led by Parkash Singh Badal and son Sukhbir, was in a dilemma a year before the 2012 Assembly elections in Punjab. The Akalis had ruled Punjab since 2007 but no party had ever returned to power for a second...
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Crop insurance: new dawn for farmers? -Rajalakshmi Nirmal
-The Hindu Business Line The new scheme offers lower premium, more risk cover and hassle-free settlement Crop insurance schemes have not been a hit with Indian farmers in the past. High premia, limited coverage, complicated ways of assessing losses and delayed payment of compensation have kept farmers away from them. Given the high risk of crop damage in India, with significant loss in food grain production in 18 of the last 54 years...
More »Rooftop solar has a bright future -Amit Kumar
-The Hindu Business Line India’s ambitious targets can be met without compromising the financials of discoms, as is feared India’s goal of having 100 GW of solar power by 2022 has already generated a lot of interest, and scepticism. But it’s even more far-reaching part pertains to the fact that 40 GW out of this is going to be based on distributed energy generation, namely solar rooftop systems. These solar rooftop systems could...
More »Last-mile connectivity a bane for Jan Dhan scheme -Nitin Sethi & Ishan Bakshi
-Business Standard Only 47 per cent of the people with PMJDY accounts have received their RuPay debit cards, while these have been issued to 85 per cent of the beneficiaries Last-mile connectivity pangs have hobbled the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) in several ways, according to a study by MicroSave for the finance ministry. The scheme has helped improve financial inclusion. But insufficient income for banking correspondents (BCs) and a deficiency in...
More »Govt to focus on execution, go slow on new scheme launches -Nivedita Mookerji
-The Indian Express Instead of announcing new schemes, focus to be on those already announced and key sectors As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government pads up to enter its third year in office, its focus would be on key areas such as banking, defence, retail, manufacturing, infrastructure and job creation. If the first two years were about announcing signature schemes and campaigns, and setting the agenda for the...
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