I must begin with two disclaimers. The Singur land development and rehabilitation bill, 2011 was moved in the West Bengal legislative assembly last Tuesday by the industries minister with whom I happen to share a name. However, I believe he does not share any of the opinions or sentiments expressed below. Second, I was a persistent critic of the Left Front government when it was in power and what I...
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Jobs for weaker sections in private sector: Centre for voluntary disclosure
-The Hindu “No positive response seen for enforcement of Reservation ” The Union government is working on a mechanism of ‘voluntary disclosure' by the corporate and private sector on enhancement of employment opportunities for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a conference of State Social Justice and Empowerment Ministers here on Friday that the government had taken a number of initiatives to increase ‘affirmative action' with...
More »When some are less than equal by Rukmini Shrinivasan
Whether it is in education, health or jobs, there are enormous differences in outcomes in modern India, so much so that it often seems like two countries exist within one. Economic opportunities have undoubtedly expanded for a section of India's population, but there are serious obstacles in the path of many. Nobel laureate and development economist Amartya Sen has written about the 'conversion handicap' which, quite separately from an 'earnings...
More »Will the govt amend the RTE, ask experts
-Deccan Chronicle Even as the Right to Education (RTE) Act is yet to be implemented in schools, and the details are being endlessly debated, experts are now wondering whether the government intends to amend the RTE. Legal experts perceive a change in the way this free and compulsory education for all legislation is mandated. There is pressure on the Ministry of Human Resource Development as well several petitions lined up...
More »Sonia panel proposes food court by Radhika Ramaseshan
Any Indian denied food security rights will be able to seek quick legal redress if the government accepts a suggestion from the Sonia Gandhi-headed National Advisory Council. The council wants the National Food Commission, a watchdog against any violation of the National Food Security Bill, to be given all the powers of a civil court. Its verdicts are to be binding on the government. Such a measure will help provide quicker and...
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