The Left parties may talk against privatization of the social sector but in their bastion, West Bengal, 97.5% of the anganwadis are served by contractors, 97% of the fair prices shops are privately owned, and the nutrition and food schemes are in disarray. These are the findings of the SC commissioners on food after their advisers conducted a survey of the state. The West Bengal report card looks dismal. About...
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Children, mother deprived of food schemes: Report
Food entitlement schemes that are aimed to provide food security to children are not being properly implemented in the Left Front-ruled West Bengal. According to Food Entitlements in West Bengal: Survey on Supreme Court Orders, about 41.2 lakh children, which comprises nearly 40 per cent children in the age group of zero to six years are not covered under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS). The ICDS is one of...
More »Children, mother deprived of food schemes: Report by Shiv Sahay Singh
Food entitlement schemes that are aimed to provide food security to children are not being properly implemented in the Left Front-ruled West Bengal. According to Food Entitlements in West Bengal: Survey on Supreme Court Orders, about 41.2 lakh children, which comprises nearly 40 per cent children in the age group of zero to six years are not covered under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS). The ICDS is one of the most...
More »'Schools are high value, soft targets for the Naxals' by Vicky Nanjappa
Over the past three years, the number of attacks on schools has seen a steep rise. The argument advanced by the Naxals is that schools have become police stations and security forces take cover here. To substantiate their claim they have never attacked a school when children were in it and attacks have always taken place when the school premises were closed. Security personnel who battle the Naxals however claim that...
More »From next year, KVs will reserve 25% seats for poor children by Akshaya Mukul
Kendriya Vidyalayas will no longer be the sole preserve of children of government employees. From the next academic year, 981 KVs will start implementing the Right to Education Act and give 25% reservation to poor children in the neighbourhood. Highly placed sources in the HRD ministry said, "RTE will be implemented in KVs. We are working out the details. We have enough time before the next session begins." To ensure...
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