-The Economic Times Rapid urbanisation of villages and expansion of urban areas pose a more pressing challenge to Indian policymakers and administrators than migration of people from rural areas to the cities, a new report has said. "A commonly held perception is that explosive rural to urban migration is the primary cause for the state of India's cities. This is not borne out by evidence," says 'Urban India 2011- Evidence', released by...
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Plan commission pushes for Dalit empowerment by Prasad Nichenametla
As the Congress scion Rahul Gandhi campaigns in Mayawati' s bastion asking UP's downtrodden to think big, a planning commission panel has shown the UPA government how to walk the talk. A working group on welfare of the Schedule Castes (SCs) has asked the government to set up a National Bank for Inclusive Development to support businessmen from the backward sections. The move is to encourage Dalits and other weaker sections with...
More »‘Centre will ensure fair deal to tribal people'
-The Hindu The Central Government is trying to put in place a system which will not only ensure minimum support price to tribal produce but also get maximum remunerative price. Informing this to media persons here on Sunday, Union Minister for Tribal Welfare and Panchayati Raj V. Kishore Chandra Deo said that he was working on a policy paper on minor forest produce in this regard. “All the states are stakeholders. We...
More »Why India needs democracy by Markandey Katju
What is our national aim? To my mind, our national aim must be to make India a highly prosperous country for its citizens, and for that it is necessary to have a high degree of industrialization. Even setting up and running a single primary school requires a lot of money, e.g. for buying land, erecting the school building and providing for the recurrent expenditure for salaries of teachers, staff, etc. We...
More »Much needed move to empower people? by Dr Nita Mukherjee
Has the time come for an effective Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill? Will the government enact a legislation that will truly empower ordinary people? Civil society needs to debate the provisions of the draft bill that is released for public discussion and feedback The Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill, 2011 seeks to “lay down an obligation upon every public authority to publish citizens charter stating therein the time within...
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