-PTI State governments have irregularly diverted funds aggregating to Rs 57.82 crore from the central government's flagship Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) to activities not permitted under the programme, a CAG audit has found. In its report on the ICDS for 2012-13, tabled in the Parliament today, the CAG criticised the ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) for "inadequacy" in monitoring systems under the scheme to combat child malnutrition. The report sAid...
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Tamil Nadu NGOs list dead, draw funds to control AidS -Pushpa Narayan
-The Times of India CHENNAI: At least 100 sex workers who died more than two years ago continued to be listed by non-governmental organizations as beneficiaries of Tamil Nadu government's AidS control programmes. A report compiled by Tamil Nadu State AidS Control Society (Tansacs) in November 2012 showed that several NGOs working with high-risk populations were fudging documents and names. Many sex workers were on the list for more than 15 years,...
More »NCW throws out sexual harassment victim’s plea for help-Vinaya Deshpande
-The Hindu ‘If the protector of women’s rights becomes a mute spectator where can I go?’ Mumbai: She faced sexual harassment at a reputed multinational company and was terminated from services after she sought an enquiry as per Vishakha guidelines (norms lAid down by the Supreme Court for the employers to deal with such cases at workplace). A heart patient who has undergone open heart surgery, she has been fighting a long-drawn, bitter...
More »From famines to food security -Zia Haq
-The Hindustan Times In 2009, when India faced its worst drought in three decades, the country managed to produce a million more tonne of foodgrains than it did in 2007, a normal year. That's both an achievement and a failure. It's not enough to grow more food - as India has been able to do - but to distribute it well, which the country hasn't accomplished. The UPA's flagship food security bill...
More »Budget 2013: UIDAI's plan spending doubled to Rs 2,620 cr in 2013-14
-PTI The Plan spending of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), responsible for issuing Aadhaar numbers to residents, has been almost doubled to Rs 2,620 crore in 2013-14 from the revised estimates in the current fiscal. The authority's revised estimates of Plan expenditure in the current fiscal stands at Rs 1,350 crore compared to the budget estimates of Rs 1,758 crore. The actual Plan expenditure of the authority was 1,187.53 crore in...
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