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Supreme Court calls for balance between economy and welfare measures

-PTI/ The Telegraph The idea to de-recognise political parties for making promises to give irrational freebies during the polls undemocratic, says Chief Justice Ramana Observing that freebies and Social Welfare schemes are two different things, the Supreme Court on Thursday said a balance has to be struck between the economy losing money and welfare measures. It also ruled out the possibility of considering a plea for de-recognising parties for making promises to give...

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'Revdi Culture' or Govt's Basic Responsibility? What Prioritising Welfare Is Really About -Deepanshu Mohan

-TheWire.in States like Delhi (despite its unique multi-party governance architecture), West Bengal, Kerala (or even Goa and Sikkim) perform better compared to UP when it comes to being measured for securing access to basic social, economic services. In a veiled attack against BJP’s political opponents, accusing them of promising ‘freebies’ (revdi) in exchange for electoral votes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cautioned people, especially the youth, against this “revdi culture”, saying...

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Progress in health and education can help in population stabilisation

With the release of a UNDESA report on the World Population Day this year i.e., July 11, once again the debate on who's responsible for the population growth in India has resurfaced. Titled World Population Prospects 2022, the report states that the global population is expected to touch 8 billion on November 15, 2022, and India is projected to exceed China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.  As soon as...

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India will play its due role in advancing global food security

-ANI/ Hindustan Times Dubey said that New Delhi is running the world's largest food-based safety net programme, which has seen a paradigm shift from welfare to a rights-based approach. India will play its due role in advancing global food security, upholding equity, displaying compassion and promoting social justice, said First Secretary Sneha Dubey at the UN Security Council high-level special event on global food security crisis on Monday (local time). Dubey said that...

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In Eight Years of Modi's Rule, Eight Hits and Misses by the Health Ministry -Banjot Kaur

-TheWire.in The health ministry – which has been thrust into spotlight even more than usual due to the unprecedented crisis of the pandemic – missed some significant deadlines. New Delhi: When the Narendra-Modi led Union government marked eight years in office in May, its various ministries launched a veritable social media blitzkrieg to highlight achievements. Among them was the health and family welfare ministry – one that has had particular reason to...

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