Ratan Tata has initiated an interesting debate on the nature of India’s capitalist class. His characterization of this class as crony capitalists may not be out of place given recent evidence on a politics, media, judiciary and corporate nexus.Crony capitalism is a system in which businesses multiply their wealth not by fair rules of the market, but through their nexus with governments. Classic examples are the distribution of legal permits,...
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Govt urged not to link UID, NREGA by Jaideep Deogharia
Activists associated with framing and implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have raised alarm against linking of Aadhar, the Unique Identification Number (UID) of an individual, with the job scheme. According to them, the effort would deprive a large number of Labourers of job opportunities and may result in complete blockade of the scheme at certain places. A movement spearheaded by development economist and member of...
More »39 bonded Labourers rescued from quarry
A team of officials, led by Assistant Commissioner Prabhuling Kavalikatti, raided a black stone quarry in Vitla in Bantwal taluk and rescued 39 bonded Labourers, including some children, on Wednesday. While some of them are from Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, others belong to Kanakapura near Bangalore. They were given meagre wages and were not allowed to leave the quarry for six years, according to Mr. Kavalikatti. He described it as...
More »Rajasthan govt to impose penalty for delaying MGNREGA payment
To ensure timely and justified payment to MGNREGA Labourers in Rajasthan, state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday approved the proposal to impose a penalty on the concerned official for delayed or paltry payment to the Labourers, an official said. Gehlot approved the proposal of the Panchayti Raj department under which the District Programme Coordinator or District Collector would initiate an enquiry into complaints of delayed or paltry payments, the official...
More »Farmers' meeting inconclusive
Nirani convened it in Alamatti on Monday The farmers' meeting at Alamatti convened by Large and Medium Industries Minister and district in-charge Murugesh Nirani on Monday failed to arrive at a consensus on the compensation to be fixed for the land to be acquired for the Kudagi thermal power plant proposed to be set up by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) at Kudagi in Basavana Bagewadi taluk of Bijapur district. Demands As soon...
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