-The Hindu Investment and policy reform are needed on priority to help farmers cope with climate change Over the last decade, many of Bundelkhand’s villages have faced significant depopulation. Famous of late for farmer protests, the region, which occupies parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, has been adversely impacted by climate change. It was once blessed with over 800-900 mm rainfall annually, but over the last seven years, it has seen...
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Unkind cut in pension scheme: nothing for dependants -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph Centre to eat up savings in case of death of subscriber and spouse The Centre will swallow the contribution of unorganised workers under a new pension scheme in the event of the death of the subscriber and his or her spouse, according to an official notification. Contributory pension schemes usually ensure payments to dependant and unmarried children. However, the notification for the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan, announced in the interim Union...
More »NSSO job loss report junked, Niti Aayog taps Mudra survey for data -Amitav Ranjan
-The Indian Express Findings of the Labour Bureau’s survey on jobs created under MUDRA scheme will be used to laud its achievement on this front. New Delhi: The NDA government plans to junk the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report on unemployment and, instead, use findings of the Labour Bureau’s survey on jobs created under the Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency (Mudra) scheme to laud its achievement on this front. Niti...
More »Labour Bureau submits report on jobs created by MUDRA loans -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu The Labour Bureau has completed its survey on employment generated by the MUDRA loan scheme, giving the Centre a potential data tool to combat other reports showing a dismal scenario on jobs. “We have completed the survey and submitted the report to the Labour Ministry,” said a senior Labour Bureau official, speaking on condition of anonymity. “It is awaiting the Minister’s approval now… it is likely to be released in...
More »80-90% of Child Labourers in Telangana Belong to SC, ST Communities: Survey
-TheWire.in The first phase of the survey by the Labour department also found that most child Labourers do not attend school. New Delhi: A sample survey by the Telangana Labour department has found between 80-90% of child Labourers in the state belong to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities. According to The News Minute, the first phase of the survey across 10 districts in 56 mandals identified 9,724 child Labourers. Most of these...
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