-The Times of India In a striking irony, the number of hungry people in the world was estimated at 842 million in 2011-13 by the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report released on Monday even as world cereal production was estimated at a near record level of 2,489 million metric tons a few days ago. About a quarter of the world's hungry, or 210 million, are in India alone. The number of hungry...
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Food Act to benefit UP, Bihar, Gujarat most: Congress data -Ruhi Tewari
-The Indian Express Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Gujarat - all ruled by non-Congress parties - will be the biggest beneficiaries of the new food security Act, according to data made available to Congress spokespersons for propagation. Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Jharkhand will be the next biggest beneficiaries. The Act passed last month promises subsidised food grains and is touted as the big ticket reform measure by the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha...
More »Where Words Fail -Bhasha Singh
-Outlook India lacks the political will to put an end to manual scavenging When Meena decided to go to school, her mother identified one quite far from her home. Sharda was a manual scavenger and knew that her occupation could spell trouble for her daughter. Meena went to a government school and struggled to reach class VIII. But her ambition was cut short when teachers and the principal at the school...
More »World Bank calls NREGA a stellar example of rural development
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: For the beleaguered UPA government, here are some words of praise. The flagship rural employment guarantee scheme has comes in for praise from the World Bank, five years after it described the programme as "policy barrier" to economic development and poverty alleviation. The World Development Report 2014 has described the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act as a "stellar example of rural development". At the heart...
More »Cap on eligibility for BPL cards-Sathish GT
-The Hindu Not more than 50 p.c. urban, 70 p.c. rural families can get cards Hassan (Karnataka): The State government, which launched the Anna Bhagya scheme to provide Below Poverty Line (BPL) families rice at Re. 1 a kg, has now decided to put a stringent cap on eligibility. A recent circular directs Food and Civil Supplies officers to ensure that not more than 70 per cent households in rural areas and...
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