-Livemint.com With India staring at the prospect of a poor monsoon, benign neglect of the agricultural sector continues to the present regime even as rural distress is peaking, warn analysts New Delhi: The signs were there as early as a year ago. When Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister, India was staring at the prospect of poor rains. The 12% deficit in monsoon sparked a drought that parched major farming...
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Goats and More: An anti-poverty guide for Narendra Modi -Prachi Salve
-IndiaSpend.org A chicken, goat or a similar “productive asset” or goods (such as betel leaves or vegetables) for a small shop. Training on using such assets. Money to reduce incentive to sell assets in an emergency. Frequent personal mentoring or coaching. Health education. Savings services for between 18 and 24 months. These interventions led to a 15% increase in assets, 26% growth in consumption and 96% rise in savings among the ultra-poor...
More »DBTL enrolment finally stops with 128.7 million beneficiaries -Sudheer Pal Singh
-Business Standard Plugs Rs 5,060 crore of LPG subsidy parked with 21 million, largely fake customers The enrolment of beneficiaries under the ambitious modified Direct Benefits Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme has finally stopped at 128.7 million people, oil ministry, data show. This translates into annual subsidy savings for the government to the tune of Rs 5,060 crore at the current prices that was linked to the rest 21.3 million customers. These include...
More »Disclose travel expenses of ministers proactively: CIC panel
-PTI NEW DELHI: The PMO not disclosing information about expenses incurred on foreign visits of the Prime Minister notwithstanding, a CIC-constituted committee has recommended not only putting out such details proactively by all ministries but regular updating as well. The committee of former Chief Information Commissioner A N Tiwari and Information Commissioner M M Ansari, constituted by the CIC gave its report on "Transparency Audit: Towards An Open and Accountable Government". It referred...
More »Farmers see income gains vanish in Narendra Modi’s inflation war -Pratik Parija, Prabhudatta Mishra & Unni Krishnan
-Livemint.com/ Bloomberg Modi is facing resentment among rural households that became accustomed to large wage increases under his predecessor New Delhi: In the wheat fields stretching across northern India, farmers like Dalvir Sharma are starting to turn on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sharma, 51, voted for Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last year after it promised to stem rising prices in the market. Now he’s struggling to pay back a Rs.100,000 loan...
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