-The Hindu How the Centre’s approach has eroded the very premise of MGNREGA The disappointing allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the FY 2022-23 budget has created a buzz. Organisations such as the All India Kisan Sabha and NREGA Sangharsh Morcha (NSM) have raised concerns about the inadequacy of the amount. Grassroots activists and academics have been demanding higher budgetary allocations for MGNREGA; yet, the...
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Home Ministry panel on AFSPA removal from Nagaland misses its deadline -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu It was formed in the wake of a growing civilian anger against December 4 botched ambush by Army unit A committee constituted by the Union Home Ministry in December to study the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA from Nagaland, slated to submit a report within 45-days as claimed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, is yet to conclude its findings. The panel was formed in the wake...
More »Child welfare scheme saw hike of 390%: Smriti Irani
-The Hindu Minister was responding to a tweet from Rahul Gandhi which cited a news report on allocations for children being slashed by half Union Minister Smriti Irani has said that a children-centric scheme of the Government had seen a “390%” increase in budgetary allocations since 2014. She was responding to a tweet by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. On Monday, Mr. Gandhi retweeted a news report on “share” of budgetary allocation for children...
More »Can’t learn, can’t work, can’t even cross river: Life in 3 of India’s 4 poorest districts, all in UP -Moushumi Das Gupta
-ThePrint.in ThePrint travelled across 3 UP districts in top 5 of Niti Aayog’s Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index, which measures deprivation in terms of health, education, living standards. Shravasti/Bahraich/Balrampur: Danish Mansoori, 20, thinks he is one of the “lucky ones”. In 2020, he left his hometown Bhinga in Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti district for a bachelor’s degree in ayurveda, medicine, and surgery (BAMS) from a paramedical college. However, his destination was not Mumbai, Delhi, or...
More »Healthcare Budget Allocation Low As It's States' Responsibility: Finance Secretary
-PTI/ NDTV Finance secretary T V Somanathan on Monday said healthcare is primarily the responsibility of the states Mumbai: Finance secretary TV Somanathan on Monday said healthcare is primarily the responsibility of the states, amid suggestions by the industry that the budgetary allocation for the sector is still low at 1.3 per cent of GDP. At a post-budget interaction of industry representatives in Mumbai with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Confederation of Indian Industry...
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