-The Hindu Court says the practice is a disgrace for the Capital; ‘more shocking that a post-graduate is engaged in the odd job’ The Delhi High Court was left “shocked and disquieted” on Wednesday when a report furnished by the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) showed that thousands of people, including a post-graduate, were working as manual scavengers in the national Capital. Factual position The factual position revealed before a Bench headed by...
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Rise in number of literates among disabled
-The Indian Express Of the total disabled population of 2.68 crore in Census 2011, 1.46 crore or 54.5 per cent were literates The percentage of literates in the disabled population increased for both males and females between 2001 and 2011 as compared to during 1991-2001, with their levels of attaining higher education also seeing a rise, according to Census 2011 data released by the Registrar General of India (RGI) on Friday. Of the...
More »Census data reveals educational backwardness among the impaired
The education level among the disabled stands far below that of the general population. Latest data from the Census 2011 confirms this. It shows that only 54.5 percent of the disabled aged seven years or above could read and write with understanding. (Please see table 1). As per the Census 2011, the population of disabled in the country is 2.68 crore, out of which about 1.22 crore are illiterate and 1.46...
More »Assembly elections 2016: One in three MLAs have criminal record -Avienaash
-The Hindu An analysis of 812 MLAs across the five states where elections were recently conducted. A third of all the MLAs elected through the recent elections have criminal charges filed against them, says an analysis done by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR). The firm collected and analysed data for all the 812 MLAs elected in the recently-concluded polls in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry. State-wise...
More »The forgotten ones: Looking at agricultural labourers -Sukhpal Singh & Shruti Bhogal
-The Tribune While there are have been debates about the plight of farmers, hardly have we ever heard or read anything about the condition of agricultural labourers. They are the victims of economic downturn in the rural sector. THE economy of Punjab today, embroiled in various economic issues, is showing signs of crisis in the agrarian sector. We often hear and read about the woes of the farmers who are committing suicides,...
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