-Article-14.com India’s 380 million informal workers will be registered on a new database that will allow, says the government, social security payments. It isn’t working as it should because the government insists on Aadhaar, which many workers do not have. Others do not know of it, and if they do, may not be digitally literate, and it isn’t clear what entitlements will follow for workers whose data are being collected. New Delhi:...
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Govt releases draft MSME policy; proposes 8 ‘action areas’ to overhaul the sector -Sandeep Soni
-FinancialExpress.com Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The government has highlighted eight “specific action areas” to “build a vibrant eco-system for the rapid growth of the MSME sector.” Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The MSME Ministry has released the draft National Policy for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India, proposing multiple measures to promote competitiveness, technology upgradation, cluster and infrastructure development, procurement of MSME products and dedicated credit support....
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-TheWire.in BJP has now realised that Hindutva and identity politics by themselves are not enough to win. In post-Mandal India, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s attempt to build electoral alliances tying upper castes and non-dominant OBCs is not new. This is a strategy the party used in the mid-1990s across North India to resist the consolidation of pro-Mandal parties and prevent the formation of large coalitions of “backwards”. Mid-1990s onwards, the BJP distributed...
More »Maharashtra may become 8th state to opt out of Centre's flagship crop insurance scheme -Shagun
-Down to Earth The state is considering rolling out its own insurance programme for farmers Maharashtra may follow several other big states and opt out Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the Narendra Modi government’s much-vaunted crop insurance scheme. India’s second-most populous state may replace the central scheme with its own — a step already adopted by states like West Bengal. Farmer groups have already flagged irregularities in PMFBY at a February 1,...
More »The Ailing PM Fasal Bima Yojana Needs a Structural Redesign -Baikunth Roy and Satyendra Kumar
-TheWire.in Despite increasing allocated funds, the Union government has been unable to significantly improve penetration of crop insurance in terms of enrolled farmers and insured areas. India’s agriculture sector, which provides employment to more than 50% of the labour force and contributes about 17% of the gross domestic product, currently faces multiple challenges. Smaller land holdings, unfavourable climate changes events, dismal public and private investment, low monthly incomes, a high proportion of...
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