-The Indian Express No magic pill solution or quick fix can make up for basic administrative deficiencies In a review of Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen's latest book in the Financial Times (July 12, 2013), historian Ramachandra Guha questions whether the Indian state is "up to the job of doing more to tackle poverty". Mainstream debates about the persistence of poverty and pervasive failures in public service delivery in India tend to...
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Midday Meal Stopped in Delhi School After Stomach Ache
-Outlook New Delhi: The supply of midday meal to a North Delhi Municipal Corporation primary school was today stopped after the principal and three others complained of stomach ache after having the food. The incident was reported from primary school in Rohini sector 21, where the four tasted the midday meal comprising halwa-chana before serving it to the children. The food, prepared by Maitri Research and Development Foundation, was first tasted by the...
More »UPA's food scheme rollout to take a decade: Chhattisgarh CM
-The Business Standard Said his govt had introduced a lot of reforms and had worked on the ground for eight years before enforcing a legislation New Delhi: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government would need another 10 years to implement the National Food Security Ordinance. Singh, who was the chief guest at a symposium on food security here, said his government had introduced a lot...
More »Attappady water schemes wasted: study
-The Hindu Palakkad (Kerala): Only 36 out of 108 schemes implemented by Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (KRWSA) during 2002-04 are functioning or partially working either due to source failure or institutional mismanagement. This was revealed by an evaluation study by Investigation, Planning and Design wing of Kerala Water Authority (KWA) on the performance of ‘Jalanidhi' schemes in Attappady. These projects incurred an expenditure of around Rs. 10 crore....
More »Lizard in midday meal, 79 kids fall ill
-The Times of India Jaipur/AJMER: It appears that the authorities in the state haven't learned any lessons from the midday meal tragedy that claimed the lives of 20 children in a school in Chhapra, Bihar. At least 79 kids of a government higher secondary school in Maliyon Ka Mohalla in Baneda town of Bhilwara district fell ill after consuming contaminated midday meal. Preliminary investigations indicate that a lizard was found in the cooked...
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