-The Financial Express Price-policy initiatives and technological innovations show promise, given the record output of pulses in 2013 Rising incomes and urbanisation, unfolding globalisation and changing tastes are leading to diversified consumption baskets. There is greater uptake of dairy products, meat, vegetables and fruits among Indian consumers while the converse is true for cereals and pulses. Amidst these, protein consumption has taken a hit while fat intake has been rising. A recent...
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Pay of midday meal workers doubled to Rs 2,000 a month -Akshaya Mukul
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Acceding to a long standing demand of 28 lakh cook-cum-helpers of midday meal scheme just ahead of general elections, the finance ministry has cleared the HRD ministry's proposal to double their monthly honorarium from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000. The decision will cost the government Rs 2,000 crore annually and benefit 28.29 lakh cook-cum-helpers across the country. More than 82% of cook-cum-helpers are women, 25% belong...
More »New norms needed for city, says state -Shalini Nair
-The Indian Express Centre's flagship housing scheme has failed to take off in Mumbai Mumbai: With the Rajiv Awaas Yojana (RAY), the Union government's flagship scheme for ‘slum-free India' by 2022, proving to be a non-starter in Mumbai, the state government now plans to ask the Centre to concede to a separate set of norms for the city. This would include reducing the cut-off year for eligibility, demand for increasing the Centre's contribution,...
More »Good laws, bad implementation-Vasundhara Sirnate
-The Hindu Rights may be self-evident and constitutionally secured; however, they do not automatically implement themselves In the last two years the highest courts in the country have responded to a mass call for more protection for women. Alongside, there have been many judgments from non-constitutional decision-making bodies like khap panchayats and kangaroo courts sanctioning violence against particular women or curtailing women's freedom in significant ways. Why is it that while there...
More »National Rural Livelihoods Mission a huge hit, government claims -Radheshyam Jadhav
-The Times of India PUNE: National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) is the biggest programme for women empowerment in India, stated a statement issued by the government. At present there are 3 crore women, who are members of Self Help Groups (SHG) and in the next 5 to 7 years , seven crore women households will be covered under it. At present bank linkages to NRLM are to the tune of Rs...
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