-The Hindu Aadhaar is mandatory for 28 welfare schemes in three districts The Supreme Court decree that ruled out making an Aadhaar number mandatory for delivery of government services, puts a spoke in the wheel of several ambitious plans announced by several departments of the State government to link crucial services to Aadhaar. These plans range from Direct Benefit Transfer scheme for kerosene and LPG subsidies to using the number to weed out...
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Aadhaar let down: SC observations on UID may be unwarranted, but a flippant government approach hasn't helped
-The Times of India Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identification number issued to individuals, is an ambitious attempt to marry advances in technology to governance. If Aadhaar works, the state's capacity to deliver public services efficiently will increase significantly. Today, however, its efficacy stands undermined on account of the flippant attitude of the Centre and the Supreme Court's decision to venture into an area that is best left to the government. A Supreme...
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-The Hindustan Times After months of debate on whether juveniles accused of heinous crimes like rape and murder should be tried as adults, the government, it seems, has finally come around to the view that the issue of graded punishment should be considered. According to news reports, the women and child development ministry, after discussions, has agreed to the view that juveniles who are between 16-18 years committing heinous crimes should...
More »Aadhaar cards cannot be made mandatory for gas connections: SC -Ashok Bagriya
-CNN-IBN New Delhi: In a major setback for the Centre, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Aadhar numbers/cards being prepared by the Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) can't be the sole proof for the government's various schemes. The SC issued the order after hearing a Public Interest Petition (PIL) seeking to examine the legal sanctity of Aadhar. Aadhar is one of the main schemes of the UPA-2. It is headed by...
More »Wheels of Change: Bicycles improve girls’ enrollment in Bihar
Bihar Government's programme of distributing bicycles to school girls may be a modest intervention but is leading to big changes. A new research-based paper, brought out in August 2013, corroborates the success of the programme and testifies that it is leading to improved school enrollment of girls and arresting their dropout rates (See links below to read full paper and earlier studies on the subject). Based on econometric and statistical models,...
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