-Newsclick.in Unemployment has inched up to over 9% as the year ends and the so-called economic recovery is a mirage. For Indians, 2020 will go down in history as the worst year for livelihoods and incomes. Unemployment levels rose to record highs, incomes plummeted to record lows and such was the scale of dePRIvation that thousands of families teetered on the brink of starvation. Tragically, this was not just the pandemic. It...
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Less out-of-pocket expenditure for births in public facilities in rural areas, NFHS-5 finds -Anvi Maria Joy, Megha PK, Akhil PM and Gaurav Suresh Gunnal
-Down to Earth The latest figures suggest that Manipur spends more OOPE in both rural and urban areas, whereas Gujarat spends less among states and Dadra and Nagar Haveli among Union territories There has been a substantial increase in out of pocket expenditure (OOPE) in various states and Union territories of India despite various maternal schemes having been implemented by the Union and state governments, according to the National Family Health Survey-5. Dependency...
More »Farmers’ protest: Only oral assurances from government, say farmers -PRIscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Agriculture Ministry officials say no timeline reached to amend the ordinance on stubble burning. Despite reaching an agreement on exempting farmers from the penal provisions of stubble burning under an ordinance on air quality in the capital, the Centre does not plan to take action until all other issues with protesting farmers groups are also resolved. Asked about the timeline to amend the ordinance, Agriculture Ministry officials noted that only...
More »The global angle to the farmer protests -Utsa Patnaik
-The Hindu It is not just domestic firms that are potential beneficiaries of the new farm laws; foreign agribusinesses are a danger too The farmers’ movement for the repeal of the three farm laws which affect them closely but have been rammed through without consulting them, has now entered its second month. It is of historic significance. It is not just about minimum support PRIces but also about the survival of the...
More »An examination of the pitfalls of the open-ended grain procurement system -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard While the agitating farmers are clamouring for its continuation, the mechanism is a drain on govt resources, with the Centre buying far in excess of what it needs for distribution under PDS As thousands of farmers brave the winter chill to agitate against the three farm acts, a dominant fear for most of them is the impact that dismantling of the Minimum Support PRIce (MSP)-based mechanism will have on their...
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