The Planning Commission on Monday released the latest poverty estimates for the country showing a decline in the incidence of poverty by 7.3 per cent over the past five years and stating that anyone with a daily consumption expenditure of Rs. 28.35 and Rs. 22.42 in urban and rural areas respectively is above the poverty line. The new poverty estimates for 2011-12 will only add to the furore triggered by the...
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3 years of RTI in J&K-Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat
Today is 20th March and it was this day in 2009 when the new form of Right to Information Act (RTI Act) was enacted in J&K by Omar Abdullah led Government soon after coming to power. Prior to 2009 we had an RTI law passed by PDP Congress coalition Government headed by Mufti Mohammad Syeed in 2004 (J&K RTI Act 2004). The 2004 version of RTI Act was much weaker...
More »Radio programme on MNREGA a hit
-The Hindu Deevige, a sponsored programme on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), produced by All India Radio (AIR) Hassan has received an overwhelming response from the public. The programme, broadcast by all AIR stations in the State simultaneously at 7.45 p.m. every day, has completed 69 episodes so far. Eleven more episodes are scheduled to be aired before March 20. At the end of each episode, AIR invites...
More »Congress walks out over minister’s remarks on tribals in Gujarat assembly
-DNA Though senior Congress leaders were not present in the assembly, the spirit of Congress MLAs was high and it was evident from the walkout which they staged on Wednesday. They were demanding an apology from state tribal development minister Mangu Patel for his alleged derogatory comments on tribals of the state. The discussion on non-governmental resolution by members of the assembly was scheduled for Wednesday. Congress MLA from Pavi Jetpur and chairman...
More »MIHIR SHAH UNVEILS A BOLD NREGA-2
MGNREGA, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah. Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called “MGNREGA 2.0”, the recommendations aim for...
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