-Economic and Political Weekly The vigorous public discourse following the recent brutal gang rape and mutilation of the 23-year-old in Delhi is a positive sign but hopefully the demand for quick solutions will not ignore the complexities involved in dealing with all forms of violence against women. There are also other connected issues that require urgent attention including the description of a rape as a "state worse than death", making out...
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Inside the Direct Cash Transfer Debate-Udit Misra
-Forbes India A look at the crucial issues involved Over the past three years, India has vigorously debated the merits of having a Unique Identity (UID) number for each citizen and, allied with it, the move towards direct cash transfers (DCT) of subsidies (like food, fuel and fertilizer) and social security endowments, like pensions and scholarships. On January 1, India took its first steps towards UID-enabled direct cash transfers. But the move has...
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-Outlook The Supreme Court today asked the Centre why MPs and MLAs should be treated as "special class" in having different Laws where persons with criminal antecedents are allowed to continue despite their convictions. "Why they be treated as special class? Why should there be different Laws for them? Can Parliament make one law for its own members and other law for ordinary citizens?," a bench of justices A K Patnaik and...
More »No need to amend law on rape, effective implementation is all that is needed: SC -Utkarsh Anand
-The Indian Express The Supreme Court on Wednesday noted that there was no need to amend existing Laws relating to rape since legal provisions already provided for completion of the trial within two months. “It is all about the implementation. The only thing you have to do is to implement the existing Laws. We have also clarified in several cases. No further amendment is required in the law as it sets the...
More »A woman-shaped gap in the Indian workforce-Jayan Jose Thomas
-The Hindu A mix of social constraints and dearth of employment opportunities has kept women out of the labour market, leading to a huge opportunity cost to the nation Women in India face enormous challenges for their participation in the economy — in a way that mirrors the many injustices they suffer in the society at large. The labour participation rate of women — that is, the number of women in the...
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