-The New Indian Express So far, only five states have reported expenditure of more than 50% which include Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. NEW DELHI: Maharashtra is the worst performer among large states, having spent less than 1% of the funds released by the Centre to upgrade health infrastructure to tackle a Covid-19 wave, government data shows. Nationally, of the Rs 6,075 crore released by the Centre under the emergency...
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Schools must be the last to close and the first to open, suggests NCEE to the govt.
-Press release by National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE) dated January 4, 2022 We note with concern, that governments are considering or planning school closure as Covid cases are on the rise. Delhi, Goa and Haryana governments have ordered school closure. Karnataka TAC has recommended a TPR of 2 percent to close schools and colleges. This will spell a disaster for children. Schools have recently opened after remaining mostly closed since...
More »Niti Aayog rankings: Kerala best state on health parameters, Tamil Nadu second; UP worst
-The New Indian Express The report, however, added that Uttar Pradesh ranked at the top in terms of incremental performance by registering the highest incremental change from the base year. NEW DELHI: A health index report by the government's top think-tank Niti Aayog has ranked Kerala, followed by Tamil Nadu and Telangana as the best performing states and Uttar Pradesh as the worst state for the year 2019-20. The parameters used for rankings...
More »Niti Aayog health index 2021: See ranking of states and union territories based on performance
-Hindustan Times The health index released by government think tank Niti Aayog said that Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters. Government think tank Niti Aayog on Monday released the fourth edition of its health index, which ranked states based on overall health performance. Kerala was ranked as the best performer on top, while Uttar Pradesh was the worst. The report was divided...
More »The under-nutrition problem in Bundelkhand should receive equal attention of the policymakers, if not more
Recent media reports point out that the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh is likely to get about Rs. 6,300 crore projects ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, including a Rs. 400 crore worth plant for the propulsion system of anti-tank guided missiles in Jhansi. The foundation was laid for the first project in the Jhansi node (related to the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor) on November 18, 2021. The two...
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