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The need for a proper Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy -Arun PS

-The Hindu How many bills have been tabled without PRIor discussions? What needs to be done to improve public consultation in policymaking? The story so far: The Union Government has listed 29 Bills (26 new and three pending) to be tabled in the winter session of Parliament. In 2014, the Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy was adopted, mandating a host of rules, including that whenever the Government makes any law, it must place a...

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Who will introduce reforms in APMCs? -Radheshyam Jadhav

-The Hindu Business Line In Maharashtra, farmers have no right to decide the PRIce of their own produce When farmers like Suresh Solanke enter the premises of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) at Dharur in Beed district of Maharashtra, they are not sure what will happen to their produce. Like all other APMCs in the State, the APMC at Dharur is dominated by politicians, who act as directors and run the show...

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From Narmada Bachao Andolan to farmer protests: Why the media must record history -Kalpana Sharma

-Newslaundry.com Doing so is not being partisan, it’s the role of the media to document for future generations. In his usual dramatic style, PRIme minister Narendra Modi pulled another rabbit from his topi on November 19. After a year of ignoring the thousands of farmers protesting at the gates of the national capital, demanding the repeal of the three farm laws rammed through parliament by his government, after dismissing their agitation as nothing...

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Modi makes ‘farm outreach’ with Jewar airport project -Virendra Singh Rawat

-RuralVoice.in Even as PRIme Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Rs 30,000-crore Jewar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh (UP) today, he made a subtle outreach to the farmers too in the wake of protests over the three central farm laws. Last week, Modi announced to repeal the contentious laws and on November 24, the Union Cabinet approved his proposal. A bill will be tabled in the winter session of Parliament...

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Rs.10,000 crore more for MGNREGA scheme -PRIscilla Jebaraj

-The Hindu However, the job scheme’s balance sheets remain in the red in 24 States, UTs. The Finance Ministry has allocated additional funds of ₹10,000 crore as an interim measure for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme after it ran out of funds allocated in the budget, according to the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). More funds may be forthcoming based on the “assessment of demand,” added the...

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