-Contributed by the India Country Office and the Legal Vice Presidency What does a parent from one of India’s historically marginalized castes do when his child is not allowed to sit with others in class? Or, if during the mid-day meal at school, his dishes are kept separate from others? Whom does a young mother turn to when a health worker refuses to enter her house? Where does she go when...
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More milk co-operatives can remove poverty: Dr V Kurien
-DNA The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) can help free poor people from poverty, announced Dr V Kurien, father of the milk federation in the country. “It is a testimony to the strength of the co-operation that KMF has become India’s second largest dairy cooperative. Despite its achievements, the fact remains that there are still many poor people in rural areas. I believe that the solution to this is to set up more...
More »Crippled CAPART to be run professionally, Jairam Ramesh quits as president by K Balchand
It's no longer a job for politician; it's for expert in rural development Union rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has decided to step down as president of the governing body of the CAPART (Council for Advancement of People's Action and rural Technology) and pave the way for its professional management, besides putting an end to political misuse that has reduced the autonomous body to a storehouse of corruption. The CAPART executive committee...
More »MPs can fund work from discretionary quota by Asit Ranjan Mishra
MPLADS funds will only be used for the material component of the projects Federal lawmakers can now use their discretionary funds to finance work taken up under the government’s flagship jobs scheme, a move aimed at creating more lasting community assets in the villages. The government has decided to converge the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) with the Mahatma Gandhi National rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). But MPLADS funds...
More »Nabard starts infra lending to diversify by Atmadip Ray
The National Bank for Agriculture & rural Development, or Nabard, has started lending directly to infrastructure projects out of its own resources for the first time in 30 years, in an attempt to diversify its activities and make itself relevant at a time when the dynamics of the rural market are changing. Essentially a refinance bank till recently, Nabard has created a Rs 1,000-crore special window for lending to build core...
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