-The Hindu Kozhikode: Around 35 Kudumbasree units in the limits of Maruthongare grama panchayat are all set to venture into large-scale poultry farming by forming an exclusive society of entrepreneurs. Bharath Sevak Samaj (BSS) will coordinate the implementation of the scheme. Each of the 35 unit will get a financial aid of Rs.15,000 to set up the farms. At present, around 350 women are part of these 35 Kudumbasree units in the...
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Rural poor may get 90% more funds to build houses under new scheme -Saubhadra Chatterji
-Hindustan Times Poor people in rural India may get 90% more funds to build their houses with the government planning to revamp the rural housing scheme, Indira Awas Yojna (IAY). The scheme — likely to be redesigned as the national Grameen Awas Mission — currently offers beneficiaries Rs 70,000 to build a house and Rs 8,000 for a toilet. The Centre is planning to hike this allocation to up to Rs 1.48...
More »Atal Pension Yojana: Guaranteed, but low pension -Anand Kalyanaraman
-The Hindu Business Line The Atal Pension Yojana is intended as a safety net for workers in the informal sector The Atal Pension Yojana (APY), like the National Pension System (NPS), seeks to provide monthly pension to subscribers from the age of 60. While the APY is open to all citizens of India between 18-40 years, it is focussed on workers in the unorganised sector. Guaranteed pension The scheme has been tailored to make it...
More »Dairying turns buffer against stress from agri price fall -R Ramabhadran Pillai
-The Hindu Coffee, rubber farmers migrate to dairy sector ALAPPUZHA: Milk production in the State has been registering a notable increase in recent months. The rise is partly due to the adoption of dairying by a considerable number of coffee and rubber farmers disgusted with the fall in prices of the produce. The price fall in coffee has had a telling effect on the lives of coffee farmers in Wayanad who have turned...
More »Contraceptive choices for women will address population problems -Poonam Muttreja
-Hindustan Times On World Population Day today, the ministry of health and family welfare should be congratulated for committing to enlarge the scope of contraceptive choices to rejuvenate the family planning programme in the country. This move fulfils the long awaited need for expanding the basket of choice in the public healthcare system. To deliver quality family planning services in a spirit of voluntarism and within a rights and accountability framework, the...
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