The Minister for Rural Development Shri Pradeep Jain “Aditya” today informed the Lok Sabha that Employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is open to all rural households irrespective of their caste or community. Any adult member of a rural household can register himself/herself with the Gram Panchayat and get a job card issued. Thereafter, a worker needs to apply for work for getting employment subject to a maximum of 100 days...

Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Tuesday announced a comprehensive package for Relief and remediation of victims of the Endosulfan pesticide in the State. The package includes higher pensions, special education, housing, drinking water supply, rehabilitation, training and employment. Debt Relief to the victims' families would also be considered. Mr. Achuthanandan made the announcement after a conference of officials, people's representatives and non-governmental organisations convened to discuss the plight of...

The National Advisory Council under Sonia Gandhi is likely to discuss the crucial issue of land acquisition and the related problem of Relief and rehabilitation at its next meeting on November 26. This was disclosed by social activist Medha Patkar, after she submitted a petition by various organisations under the banner of Sangharsh, spearheading the agitation against the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill and the Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill in their current...

Rahul Gandhi, the general secretary of India’s Congress party, often says that there exist “two Indias” — one of the rich, and one of the poor. Those two Indias were in evidence a couple of weeks ago, when closely timed events on opposite sides of the planet brought into Relief the deep divides that in many ways define this country. In Mumbai on Nov. 7, President Barack Obama told a group of...

“Schools and hostels now being occupied by security forces must be vacated” Supreme Court orders police protection to one of the petitioners With the petitioners in the ongoing PIL case on Salwa Judum asking for the formation of a high-level committee to oversee the rehabilitation of displaced persons in Chhattisgarh and deal with criminal matters arising from the activities of the state-sponsored anti-Naxal movement, the Centre, through the Solicitor-General, on Thursday told...