-The Indian Express After a meeting of the Congress Working Committee which approved the draft manifesto, Rahul said the Nyunatam Aay Yojana (Nyay) scheme was a “ground breaking idea’ and would mark the beginning of the final assault on poverty. CONGRESS PRESIDENT Rahul Gandhi Monday said if his party was voted to power, its government would roll out a minimum income scheme guaranteeing Rs 72,000 a year to the bottom most...
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Food security of farmers essential to check suicides -S Harpal Singh
-The Indian Express ‘A farmer’s distress can be handled if he does not have to worry about his next meal’ If you ask Chate Gnaneshwar — from Emaikunta in Indervelli mandal of Adilabad district or other farmers who cultivate foodgrains for self-consumption like him — of a solution to control farmer suicides, he is most likely to point out towards ensuring food security for the poor agriculture community. “The distress brought upon...
More »Why Can't Muslim Community Build and Run Modern Schools Like Others: Zameer Uddin Shah -Mohd. Imran Khan
-Newsclick.in The former AMU Vice Chancellor is the brain behind Sir Syed National School, a successful modern school, totally funded by the Muslim community in Muzaffarnagar. PATNA: A retired Lieutenant General of the Indian Army and former Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Lt Gen (Retd) Zameer Uddin Shah, emits a missionary zeal when he talks about the need for “modern and secular” education for Muslim children, instead of “ghettoised” schools. “We have...
More »Forgotten again: 3 kids starve to death, fury gives way to apathy -Somreet Bhattacharya
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A one-room house near Pandit Chowk in Mandawali has been locked ever since three children—Mansi (8), Sikha (4) and Parul (2)—starved to death here. The tragedy that shook this locality in July is still discussed, but the tide of strong emotions has now ebbed. “Nothing has changed. No new anganwadi centre has come up, nor did anyone ask about the condition of other kids living here....
More »Women-centric reforms needed for financial inclusion; gender-neutral schemes don't work amid societal bars -Sohini Sengupta
-Firstpost.com The year is due to end, and the report card for India's flagship financial inclusion programme, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana for 2018 is out. Before diving into the specifics of the programme, it would be useful to remember that the year has been revelatory with regard to women's issues, from the #MeToo movement to the 217 years that it will apparently take to close the gender pay gap. In...
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