-The Indian Express A look at the scheme Rythu Bandhu, seen by Arvind Subramanian as a template for agriculture policy. Hyderabad: A support scheme for farmers in Telangana has earned the appreciation of outgoing Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, who spoke about it during an Idea Exchange interaction with The Indian Express journalists and then wrote in The Financial Express that it can be the template for social and agricultural policy. Called...
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Farm support prices come with hidden costs -Ashima Goyal
-The Hindu Business Line In view of the distortions arising out of excessive price support, direct income transfers to farmers is a better option The domestic debate has tended to conclude that the rise in MSP announced in the Budget is an essential part of achieving the government’s objective of doubling farm incomes. But MSP stands for minimum support prices and is an instrument designed for reducing income volatility, not for raising...
More »In Odisha's rice bowl, suspected starvation death raises the spectre of hunger stalking the elderly -Priya Ranjan Sahu
-Scroll.in Too ill to collect her share of PDS rice and with most of her neighbours unaware of her condition, Kunduru Nag, 68, died on June 12. Around 20 km from the district headquarters of Bargarh, Khuntpali seems to be quite developed compared to most villages in Odisha. Located in the irrigated region of the district – often referred to as the “rice bowl” of the state – Khuntpali is also...
More »Kerala's new labour policy: Minimum wages increased, creches to be established
-TheNewsMinute.com The policy also promises skill development programmes for job aspirants and to open Employability Centres in all districts. From having perks for women to ensuring minimum wages and eliminating child labour, the new labour policy in Kerala has many highlights in it. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday gave the policy the go-ahead. One of the highlights of the new policy is the creche facility that...
More »Just 0.3% of Dalits got jobs via employment exchanges in 2014 -Swati Mathur
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Joblessness is one of the key reasons why Dalits across India took to the streets to demand that their social and economic lot be improved. In the backdrop of widespread protests that saw nine people killed and many more injured in states like MP, Rajasthan and UP, data submitted by the government to Lok Sabha showed extremely high levels of unemployment among Dalits, lower, in fact, than...
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