-The Times of India CHANDIGARH: Rubbing salt into the wounds of rain-hit farmers who were issued cheques of Rs 2 and Rs 3 as compensation, the Haryana government on Friday justified the criteria on which the entitlement was based, even claiming that in some were paid in excess. A farmer who got a cheque of Rs 3 in Jhajjar district, was actually given 33 paise in excess, according to a press note...
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Chouhan's Madhya Pradesh steals Congress’ direct benefit transfer thunder
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: As the Centre stitches together its plan to roll out the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme, BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh seems all set to achieve full coverage of some benefits through the scheme. The DBT scheme has been touted as a game-changer for the ruling Congress party in the lead-up to the general elections in 2014. Ironically, a BJP-ruled state seems to have taken the lead to...
More »Maharashtra set to brand its rice & tur, floats a tender to appoint a consultant for the exercise -Jayashree Bhosale
-The Economic Times PUNE: Although India is known the world over for its basmati rice, there are hundreds of local non-basmati varieties that are rich in taste and aroma but still not known to urBan consumers. Maharashtra is likely to be the first state to take steps for branding and marketing of these varieties. Maharashtra, a major producer of pulses but not so known for rice, has recently floated a tender to...
More »Delhi Cabinet decides details of food security scheme
-PTI NEW DELHI: With barely a month left for the proposed launch of its ambition food security scheme, Delhi Government today finalised the various nitty gritties. A meeting of the Delhi Cabinet presided by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit gave its in-principle approval for formal launch of the scheme on August 20, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and finalised various aspects relating to implementation of the scheme. Though the scheme...
More »Know where to draw the line
-The Hindustan Times India's official poverty line-a vital economic statistic-is threatening to snowball into a major political controversy in an election year. Political parties are busy quibbling over the details of defining a poverty line amid a welter of protests from social activists who are accusing it of abdicating its responsibility. Economists set a poverty line to fix a threshold income to get a headcount of poor people in a country. Households...
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