-The Business Standard Seize the chance to improve the food security Act Now that the National Food Security Act is set to be amended to give states more time to implement the legislation, several of its flaws should be re-examined and the Act suitably amended. The immediate need for an amendment arose because the deadline of a year for its enforcement in all states (that is, by July 5, 2014) was, oddly,...
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Cereal indiscretions -Sonalde Desai
-The Indian Express The food security act is inadequate to meeting the malnutrition challenge. Malnutrition remains one of the biggest challenges facing India. In the last large survey, the National Family Health Survey of 2005-06, about 42 per cent children under the age of five were underweight. Economic growth has failed to redress this problem. Recently released estimates from the District Level Health Survey for selected states continue to paint a dismal...
More »Alarming rise in elder abuse in urban India
There has been a phenomenal rise in the percentage of elderly who are abused by their own family members, and although most of the victims are aware of police helplines, they seldom adopt such solutions. What can be the explanation behind such social behaviour? Based on a survey conducted in 12 cities across 8 states with a sample size of 1,200 elders covering both metro (Tier I) and non- metro (Tier...
More »Employment Guarantee for Women in India: Evidence on Participation and Rationing in the MGNREGA from the NSS -Sudha Narayanan & Upasak Das
-Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which guarantees employment of every rural household for 100 days, has different progressive provisions which incentivise higher participation of women in the programme. Official data suggest that 47% of all MGNREGA workers are women. This paper uses the National Sample Survey for the 68th employment-unemployment round (2011-12) to examine the performance of states in terms...
More »Elderly Women More Vulnerable to Abuse Than Men: Report
-Outlook Elderly women face more abuse than their male counterparts in metro cities than non-metro cities, a survey on the existence of elder abuse in urban India has found. According to a report released today by HelpAge India, on the eve of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to be observed on June 15, women seemed to be more vulnerable with 52 per cent women facing abuse as against 48 per cent men. The...
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