-Newsclick.in Unemployment is estimated at 9.35% in 2019 by CMIE, far worse than the PLFS/NSSO estimate of 6.1% for 2017-18. Finally, the government has released the suppressed report on unemployment, now that elections are done and dusted with. Meanwhile, joblessness has worsened dramatically with an estimated 4.17 crore people unemployed, according to another recent report of the CMIE (Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy), based on a similar sample survey. The government had directed...
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Govt. to offer extra subsidised foodgrain -Dipak K Dash & Sidhartha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government is set to offer additional foodgrains at subsidised rates to offload massive stocks piled up in granaries due to a liberal support price regime and also add a kilo of sugar to the monthly ration for beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Over the next few days, the Union Cabinet is expected to decide on providing additional 2 kg grains to every...
More »Congress begins booth-level study to assess poor results, EVM doubts -Subodh Ghildiyal
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Congress has initiated booth-wise analysis of votes nationally to check the polling trend at the bottom most rung to get a fix on what went horribly wrong in its calculations in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In an urgent directive on Saturday, the party asked all its Lok Sabha candidates to send their Form 20 issued by the Election Commission to the party headquarters. The form...
More »Media landscape not pluralistic, finds study
-The Hindu Trend is towards control of content The production of media content and its distribution are becoming increasingly combined and concentrated in the hands of a few, finds the Media Ownership Monitor (MOM), a research project carried out in India over the past six months by Reporters Without Borders and the Delhi-based digital media company DataLEADS. The study, presented in Delhi on Wednesday, also assesses the media space as a narrow one,...
More »What does the merger of National Sample Survey Office and Central Statistics Office entail? -Prashanth Perumal J
-The Hindu * Will the move undermine the NSSO’s autonomy, which has been dogged by controversies over data reporting? The story so far: On May 23, the government announced that the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) will be merged with the Central Statistics Office to form the National Statistical Office (NSO). Many believe that this move will undermine the autonomy of the NSSO which has been at the centre of various public...
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