-The Hindu Allocation for existing scheme slashed The Centre has allocated Rs.500 crore for a new pension scheme for workers in the unorganised sector, even while reducing its allocation for an existing pension scheme by Rs.775 crore. The new scheme, to be called the Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan, will benefit unorganised sector workers who have a monthly income up to Rs.15,000. It will provide them a monthly pension of ?3,000 from the age...
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Audit report on Rafale deal not yet complete, says CAG -PRIscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu In a response to an RTI query, the CAG said: “Audit Report is under preparation. Therefore, no information can be provided in this stage.” The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has not yet completed its audit report regarding purchase of Rafale aircraft, according to its response to an RTI query this week. This erodes the basis of the Supreme Court’s December 2018 judgement on the Rafale case, according to RTI...
More »Centre proposes to hike monthly pensions for the elderly poor, disabled and widows -PRIscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Plan likely to be part of interim Budget New Delhi: Ahead of the 2019 election, the Rural Development Ministry has proposed that the monthly pensions of the elderly poor, disabled and widows be increased from the current Rs.200 to Rs.800. For those above the age of 80, the proposal is to increase the pension from Rs.500 to Rs.1,200 a month. The Ministry has submitted the proposal, which would have an...
More »Learning to compete: on Skill India -Santosh Mehrotra & Ashutosh Pratap
-The Hindu Skill India needs a sharp realignment if it is to meaningfully transform people’s life chances In 2013, India’s skill agenda got a push when the government introduced the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF). This organises all qualifications according to a series of levels of knowledge, skills and aptitude, just like classes in general academic education. For instance, level 1 corresponds to Class 9 (because vocational education is only supposed to...
More »Why the farmer suicide debate is counter-productive to understanding India's agrarian crisis? -Roshan Kishore
-Hindustan Times In the discourse on agriculture, for instance, farmer suicides are cited as the biggest proof of the agrarian crisis in the country by a large section. India’s political economy discourse is often a PRIsoner of the dictum that when there is no theory, there is a conspiracy theory. Corruption, rather than an accentuated cyclical shock after the global financial crisis, combined with the poor governance structures in Indian...
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