Differences within the ruling government alliance over food management came to the fore on Tuesday with home minister P Chidambaram questioning agriculture minister Sharad Pawar's pitch for resuming export of sugar. A meeting convened by Prime Minister manmohan singh to discuss measures to calm soaring food prices saw sugar become a key focus area with Pawar plumping for freeing its export, citing an expected bumper crop this year. As soon...
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NREGA scheme: PM snubs Sonia Gandhi?
Days after rejecting the National Advisory Council (NAC) demand for matching the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) with minimum wages, the Government has now agreed to link the wages with inflation. This would mean a 17 per cent to 30 per cent increase in the present wage of Rs 100 per day. The National Advisory Council headed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi had wanted the wages to match minimum...
More »Govt raises APL foodgrain prices by over 40 per cent by Ravish Tiwari
In a major decision that is likely to add to the double-digit food inflation, the government has quietly raised foodgrain prices for Above Poverty Line (APL) families by over 40 per cent. The decision to this effect was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister manmohan singh on December 30. “The Committee considered the note dated 04/10/2010 from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,...
More »Call to honour Ambedkar as Father of Indian Constitution by J Venkatesan
For his contribution in drafting the statute The Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Vichar Manch has appealed to Prime Minister manmohan singh to honour Dr. Ambedkar with the title ‘Father of the Indian Constitution' on Republic Day. In a letter to the Prime Minister, general secretary of the Manch R.L. Kain pointed out that the organisation was representing the feelings of millions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Buddhists that Dr. Ambedkar should...
More »State to seek hike in wages of job guarantee scheme by NJ Nair
Government planning to move court for Rs.200 as wage The State government is planning to move the court seeking to enhance the minimum wage being given to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) beneficiaries from Rs.125 to Rs.200. Official sources told The Hindu here that this option was being explored in the wake of Prime Minister manmohan singh's decision to link wages with the Consumer Price Index. Consequent to...
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