-The Indian Express Thousands of crores are supposed to have been saved in this massive anti-corruption drive, but not a single criminal case has been filed. It is delusional to celebrate the Aadhaar tidal wave, and criminal to turn a blind eye to hard facts about exclusion. Sita of Karkala village, Lassadiya Panchayat, was one of many who spoke at the annual MKSS Mazdoor Mela in Bhim on May 1. “I...
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Minimum wages fixed for ration dealers
-The Hindu Meeting between CM and dealers held, Rs. 16,000 for those with 350 cards THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Kerala): The minimum wages for ration dealers has been fixed at Rs. 16,000. A press note issued here said this was applicable to dealers with 350 cards. This was decided at a meeting between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and ration dealers on Wednesday. Meeting The Chief Minister’s meeting was called to finalise the wages that will accrue to...
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-Livemint.com The Indian statistical system is failing to fulfil the needs of 21st century policymaking The Indian state has often been a source of bewilderment to observers and analysts, and a source of frustration for its citizens who marvel at the state’s ability to perform complex tasks—such as running a successful space mission—while failing to perform many basic tasks such as ensuring the survival of newborns. Perhaps no other organ of the...
More »Taking Cognisance of the Deeply Flawed System That Is Aadhaar -Shreyashi Roy
-TheWire.in Aadhaar and its many connotations have grown to be among the most burning issues on the Indian fore today, that every citizen aware of their rights should be taking note of. New Delhi: With the leak of 130 million Aadhaar numbers recently coming to light, several activists, lawyers and ordinary citizens are up in arms about what is increasingly being viewed as a government surveillance system. Keeping this in mind, on...
More »Aadhaar linkage creating hurdles for tribals -Sumit Bhattacharjee
-The Hindu Scope for the middlemen has increased, says IIT professor Reetika Khera In Bandaveedhi village in Paderu in Visakhapatnam agency, 400 residents had gone without the basic food items from the public distribution system (PDS) in April, as the officer concerned had a marriage at home and had no time to switch on the biometric machine that would record the finger prints of the beneficiaries. In Kasimkota, Padma, 70, was sent...
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