-The Times of India blog Dozens of farming groups determined to stall supply of fruits, vegetables and dairy products to major Indian cities is a clear indicator of growing rural discontent that the Modi government has been struggling to deal with for quite some time, amidst supply glut and depressed farm produce prices. Worried that unhappy farmers could cost BJP dearly in upcoming state and national elections, the government has promised to...
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These people-managed forests are setting new examples in conservation and economy -Debarati Choudhury
-GoIMonitor.com The villagers getting management rights under the Forest Rights Act can inspire others “First came the forest, followed by the people, and then the government. Does this chronology allow the newest entrant in the scheme to determine the relationship between the two older entities? In other words, does the new regime of community forest resource bequeath rights or is it merely a recognition of unalienable rights already vested in the communities living...
More »PM's rural Development Fellows Come Out in Support of Mahesh Raut
-TheWire.in We see this hasty police action as the Maharashtra government’s response to increasing exertion of oppressed class against sustained caste atrocities in the state, said a statement. New Delhi: About 80 former fellows of the Prime Minister’s rural Development programme, as well as former rural development minister Jairam Ramesh, have come out in support of Mahesh Raut. Raut was arrested from Pune, along with four others, in connection with the violence following...
More »Why the Modi govt's move to ditch quarterly jobs surveys to make way for EPFO-based employment data is a mistake India -Dinesh Unnikrishnan
-Firstpost.com The labour ministry has put the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) on the back burner as it wants to transition to computing payroll data based on Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) subscriptions, based on data from the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), according to this report in The Economic Times. Of course, the EPFO-based jobs data gives one a better picture about the...
More »Under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's village faces neglect -Siraj Qureshi
-IndiaToday.in Agra: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed charge four years ago, he declared that the development of villages was top on his priorities. For this, he asked all BJP MPs to adopt at least one village in their constituency under the 'Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana', even urging the lawmakers from other parties to follow the suit. However, none of the villages adopted by about 400 MPs of BJP, can claim to be...
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