-The Indian Express Focusing on private asset creation will only exacerbate its design and implementation failures. In his budget speech, Arun Jaitley shied away from taking a tough stand on the MGNREGA. In a seemingly non-controversial comment, he emphasised that "wage employment would be provided under MGNREGA through works that are more productive, asset creating and substantively linked to agriculture and allied activities". The subtext, however, is controversial. As argued below, far...
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Threat of El Nino recedes, but monsoon picture remains cloudy -Nikita Mehta and Asit Ranjan Mishra
-Live Mint Experts are still convinced that this year will see a sub-par monsoon or, still worse, a drought New Delhi: A weakening of the El Nino weather phenomenon and an expected recovery in monsoon rainfall in coming days may, to some extent, keep inflation at manageable levels and protect Rural demand even as the government prepares to handle India's third drought in 20 years. Experts are still convinced that this year...
More »Government to continue with MGNREGA scheme
-PTI Government informed Rajya Sabha that an action plan has been formulated to improve the implementation of the scheme New Delhi: Noting that there are variations in demand for work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the government on Monday said it would continue with the rural job scheme. The government also informed Rajya Sabha that an action plan has been formulated to improve the implementation of MGNREGA. "There...
More »Government calls all-party meet to relook on Land Acquisition Act
-The Economic Times Most state governments have sought a relook at UPA's Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, pushing the Centre into convening an all-party meet, probably as early as the next fortnight. A consensus at the meeting of all parties heading state governments will let the Centre amend the law in the current monsoon session itself. This revision of the land law is imperative for the Centre to execute major infrastructure...
More »India needs more than Narendra Modi's trickle-down model -Maitreesh Ghatak
-The Guardian India's PM points to Gujarat as an emblem of economic success. But despite impressive growth, the state lags behind on welfare Narendra Modi has just unveiled his first budget after winning a massive electoral victory on a development platform. The budget presented last week has disappointed those who were expecting stronger signals about a pro-market shift in economic policy, as well as in the stock market. However, the budget has...
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