-The Telegraph Survey done in June among 104 affected families finds several forced to stay under tree sheds in rainy season after houses were completely damaged Jamshedpur: A survey by Khadya Suraksha Jan Adhikar Manch in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district has painted a grim picture of tribals battling starvation after being battered by Cyclone Yaas on May 27. The survey done in June among 104 affected families in nine blocks (out of a...
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With 45% of Indians excluded from the food security net, it’s time to univeralise the PDS -Swati Narayan
-Scroll.in Poverty is growing, thanks to the Covid-19 economic slowdown. It’s time for the Centre to provide subsidised foodgrains to most Indians. Have you ever closely watched ants foraging for food in the kitchen with remarkable ingenuity, teamwork and dedication? They meticulously gather food – crumbs and grains of sugar – to re-distribute to the entire colony. In addition, they store excess morsels to tide over future shortages. Bees are equally industrious....
More »Modi government’s ‘One Nation, One Ration’ is an attempt to deflect attention from actual solutions -Reetika Khera
-Scroll.in It is technologically possible, but the real question is whether it is implementable. Since March 22, the day of the “janata curfew”, mainstream media in India has foregrounded the situation of urban workers like never before. Mainstream and social media has been flooded with videos and images of people walking as well as of urban workers who were stuck in hostile cities without food, even water and shelter at times. An exhausted...
More »UP Woman, 5 Children Went Hungry For 2 Months; No Ration, Aadhaar Cards -Alok Pandey
-NDTV.com A senior Aligarh official expressed "surprise" over the fact that the family members had neither a Ration card nor Aadhar cards. Aligarh: A 45-year-old woman and her five children are in hospital in western Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh town after battling intense hunger for over two months. They were able to get medical help after a local NGO stepped in to help after it was informed of the family's condition.The family members...
More »Over 4.5 lakh non-PDS beneficiaries received food grains: Delhi govt
-PTI/ Business Standard The Arvind Kejriwal government on Sunday said it has provided food grains to over 4.5 lakh people who did not have Ration card under a new scheme in the national capital. Starting from June 5, the scheme allows those who don't have a Ration card to avail five kilogram of food grains by showing their Aadhaar card. "The scheme caters to people who do not possess Ration cards, including unorganised...
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