Farmers across the country are entitled to get Rs 1,080 a quintal (100kg) asminimum support price for paddy. But surprisingly, a team from the Centre that visited Bihar and Uttar Pradesh last week found that theFood Corporation of India (FCI) was paying nearly 30% less. With little procurement taking place in these states, farmers have been left with no option but to go for distress sale. The result: In procurement centres...
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Compromise: Home could use UID data by Anubhuti Vishnoi
In a compromise formula worked out at an informal meeting today, it has been proposed that the biometrics collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) would be accepted by the home ministry-backed National Population Register (NPR), and the two teams would work at their own pace with minimum duplication of biometric data. A final decision will be taken on Friday when the cabinet committee on UID meets to discuss...
More »Court tells Centre to resolve wages issue through talks by K Balchand
Bench refuses to stay Karnataka High Court order In a major setback to the UPA government at the Centre, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Karnataka High Court order for payment of minimum wages to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers and suggested that the government, instead of appearing adversarial, should resolve the issue through a consultative process. The only relief the government secured was...
More »Government to take up repair work of SEZ rules soon by Amiti Sen
The commerce ministry will announce rules to simplify and rationalize procedures to revive special economic zones, hoping to draw investors to these enclaves once touted as centres of export excellence. The changes, which will be notified in a week, could include a reduction the minimum-area requirement, easier vacancy and contiguity norms and allowing multi-product SEZs in sector-specific zones. "There will be reforms and changes in policies pertaining to SEZs mainly to simplify...
More »Centre challenges Karnataka High Court order on NREGS wage
-CNN-IBN The Centre on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court order on minimum wages in National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The Centre told the Supreme Court that if the Karnataka High Court judgment is not set aside it will impose a burden of Rs 7,500 crore on the Government and cites lack of fund. The Karnataka government has fixed a minimum wage of Rs 145...
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