-The Hindu Shortage of eggs, variations in stock position and lack of supervision was observed, says Director-General VIJAYAWADA: The Anganwadi centres have been found to be dismal in implementing the YSR Sampoorna Poshana and YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus schemes, for which the State government has allocated crores of rupees. This was revealed during raids conducted by Vigilance and Enforcement officials on Anganwadi centres in many districts on Friday. YSR Sampoorna Poshana and YSR Sampoorna...
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Bullish on the India story, but banks not helping: MSME sector -K Sunil Thomas
-TheWeek.in Demand funding to recover from pandemic shock Indian businesses are bullish on the economy and India’s growth story, but could do with some help from the banking system. This was the message Indian businesses, especially those from the medium and small scale industries sector, have for the establishment. “When it comes to cost of capital, our banks have not done enough,” said Saket Dalmia, the new president of the PHD Chamber of...
More »India’s Workplace Harassment Law Has Failed Informal, Marginalised Workers -Surbhi Karwa
-Behanbox.com New Delhi: India’s law on sexual harassment at work has failed to account for the experiences of informal sector working women, most of who are from marginalised communities – Dalits, Adivasis and Bahujans. This denial of workplace justice to women who are doubly marginalised can be traced to two factors: the failure of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) or the POSH Act to take into...
More »Jal Jeevan Mission in UP: Few Taps In Banda, Taps But Not Enough Water in Baghpat -Shreehari Paliath,Geeta Devi and Meera Devi
-India Spend More than 50% of rural households are reported to have functional household tapwater connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission. But does this translate into availability of water for the rural poor? Banda, Baghpat and Bengaluru: "We drink whatever quality water we can get," says Munni Devi, a Dalit worker who lives in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh (UP). "Of course we get sick, but we don't have any other choice....
More »Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims can’t be compared to Buddhist converts, says Centre’s 2019 affidavit -Abhinay Lakshman
-The Hindu The affidavit goes against the 2011 recommendation of National Commission for Scheduled Castes With the Supreme Court awaiting the Union government’s present position on including Dalit Christians as members of Scheduled Castes (SCs), the Narendra Modi government’s latest standing on this aspect has been to reject any such proposition, according to an affidavit filed by the government in November 2019, which also said Dalits who converted to Buddhism could not...
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