-Scroll.in As lockdowns get extended in cities, the working-class is back to cutting down on food. This time, there are no community kitchens to fall back on. Sanju Devi stood wearily, clutching a cloth bag outside a ration shop. It had been a month since Delhi had gone under lockdown to contain a deadly surge of coronavirus cases and over three weeks since the prime minister had announced extra foodgrains for two...
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One lakh tonnes of free food grain distributed so far under PMGKAY
-The Hindu In the first 10 days, grains have reached 2.03 crore of 80 crore Beneficiaries: Food Ministry Out of the 40 lakh tonnes of free food grain promised under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for May, one lakh tonnes have been distributed so far, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Monday. In the first 10 days, PMGKAY grains have reached 2.03 crore of the 80 crore Beneficiaries, with 13 States...
More »Digital divide curbs vaccine access in rural Telangana -Ravi Reddy and R Avadhani
-The Hindu Savvy urban residents book slots in rural PHCs while villagers sans smart phones are unable to register The government-mandated online registration process for COVID-19 vaccination has starkly exposed the digital divide in Telangana, with the Internet savvy urban population cornering access while the poorer, less aware rural people are left out as the second phase is rolled out. Unable to find online slot in the Twin Cities, several urban residents are...
More »PM-Kisan first installment late; Covid blamed -Harikishan Sharma and Parthasarathi Biswas
-The Indian Express The first installment is due between April 1 and July 31. Last year, most Beneficiaries received the money in their bank accounts between March 24 and April 20. This year, as April ends, no farm households has received any money. Pune: Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases, the wait of over 9 crore farmer families for the first installment of their PM-Kisan payout for the financial year 2021-22, is...
More »India likely to face extreme Covid vaccine shortage from May 1, warn experts -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph Centre’s revised policy has more than doubled the population of potential Beneficiaries without immediate provisions for the extra doses needed India is likely to face extreme shortages of Covid-19 vaccines if all adults eligible for vaccination begin queuing up for the jabs from May 1, health and industry experts have said. The Centre’s revised vaccination policy has more than doubled the population of potential vaccine Beneficiaries without immediate provisions for the...
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