-The Business Standard Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, who has just written An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions with Jean Dreze, tells Mihir S Sharma that he doesn't understand why his book has received an angry reaction, or why he is being called anti-growth and pro-redistribution. * Is it startling to discover that you are being called a licence Raj socialist? It is very strange indeed. Perhaps some of this reaction is...
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Despite concerns, government to roll out Aadhaar-based cash transfer from Jan 1 -Sidhartha & Surojit Gupta
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government is all set to announce a national rollout of direct benefit transfer (DBT) of cooking gas subsidy in Aadhaar-using states from January, despite oil marketing companies pointing out several shortcomings in the current system. The decision was taken at a meeting convened by petroleum minister VeerappaMoily on Tuesday and a formal announcement is expected in the next few days, senior government officials told TOI....
More »Food Security: Delhi to Cover 5 Lakh People in Phase-I
-Outlook New Delhi: Over five lakh families in Delhi will be provided food grains initially under the ambitious food security programme which will be launched here on August 20, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who has already announced that Delhi will be the first city to roll out the scheme, today held lengthy meeting with top brass of her government to finalise modalities to...
More »Direct benefit transfer for LPG a big success, says Moily-Sujay Mehdudia
-The Hindu The scheme has crossed 2.28 million transactions, benefiting 1.25 million LPG households, says Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily The ambitious direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for domestic LPG cylinder, launched in 18 districts of the country on June 1, has crossed 2.28 million transactions. Indications are that the scheme will be rolled out throughout the country by the year-end. Terming it a big success, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister...
More »The right to ration cards-Sreelatha Menon
-The Business Standard The food security ordinance would empower poor urban migrants to challenge denial of ration cards The new Food Security Ordinance provides virtually nothing and yet quite a lot. What it provides is food as a legal right. And that means a lot for a poor migrant in a city chawl, with no local address proof, having left all identity cards back in their native village and unable to claim anything...
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