-TheWire.in The bench led by retired Justice Arun Mishra supported classification of the SCs as 'more backward' and 'backward', and preference to the more backward castes for reservation in appointments. However, different views on the matter have emerged. In State of Punjab and Others versus Davinder Singh and Others (August 27, 2020), the bench led by retired Justice Arun Mishra supported the classification of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) into “more backward” and...
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Jharkhand: Wages Unpaid for 9 Months, 250 Pakur Forest Workers Move HC
-TheWire.in In spite of having been crippled by a lack of funds to his department, forest range officer Anil Kumar Singh had been paying labourers out of his own pocket. New Delhi: Nearly 250 labourers who worked in a range of the Pakur Forest Division in Jharkhand have filed a public interest litigation in the Jharkhand high court, hoping to be paid wages due for the past NINe months, Indian Express has...
More »‘Hunger watch’ survey: In Gujarat, ‘21 pc had to sleep without single meal amid pandemic’
-The Indian Express Nearly 38 per cent respondents shared that their consumption of rice/wheat had decreased while 40.7 per cent said their consumption of pulses had come down and 57.6 per cent said their consumption of vegetables had reduced. Ahmedabad: The ‘Hunger watch’ survey carried out by Anna Suraksha Adhikar Abhiyan (ASAA), Gujarat to track the hunger situation amongst vulnerable and marginalised communities amid the of Covid-19 pandemic revealed that 20.6 per...
More »Farm laws worsen a development model that covets land, ignores cultivator -Vasundhara Jairath
-The Indian Express For a healthy agrarian sector, the state must strengthen and protect the position of the cultivator. As long as land acquisition continues at its current pace, there is little chance of that happeNINg. As farmers from Punjab and Haryana force the central government into unconditional talks, demanding nothing less than a repeal of the three new farm laws, the BJP-led NDA government insists the reforms are “farmer-friendly”. The farm...
More »Bihar procurement at snail’s pace, farmers forced to sell paddy much below MSP -Santosh Singh
-The Indian Express Several farmers told The Indian Express that they had to sell their paddy for Rs 800-Rs 1,200 per quintal in open market, although the MSP is Rs 1,868 per quintal, as the procurement process is yet to begin in their areas. Patna: THE MAJORITY of farmers in Bihar, who have harvested their paddy crop this season, have no option but to sell their produce at rates much below the...
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