A large number of farmers, who had lost their crops, houses and other property in the recent floods in north Karnataka, took out protest rally here on Tuesday to draw the State Government’s attention towards alleged irregularities in disbursing Compensation to them and implementing relief works in the affected villages. The farmers, who were planning to storm the Vidhana Soudha, wanted an assurance from the Government on providing adequate Compensation to...

Many did not use health centres for institutional deliveries  The Mission’s goal is to achieve 100 per cent institutional deliveries by 2012 Long term targets were not prescribed by 17 States The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticised the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for “hampering” the smooth implementation of the Janani Suraksha Yojana – maternity benefit scheme — by delays and irregularities in the payment of incentives. In its latest...

As far as natural resources like minerals, land and water are concerned, Jharkhand is among the richest States of India. Yet, its people are among the poorest. Mind you, almost 30 per cent of them are tribal. Out of the total population of 288.46 lakhs, 223.1 lakhs live in rural areas and only 65.36 lakhs are urban dwellers. Even a cursory glance is sufficient to convince that most of the...

In a clear indictment of the Punjab Police and the state government, National Commission for Women chairperson Girija Vyas set up a committee to examine the Ruchika Girhotra case. The NCW is also examining whether it can file a case to get damage Compensation for Ruchika Girhotra's family. Vyas told reporters that she was setting up a committee of lawyers to examine the sequence of events that took place in...

Government and regulators need to focus on the systemic risk engendered by excessive Compensation. As calendar year 2009 draws to a close, it is bonus season for the financial sector in the West. In the last several months, the need to cap bonuses and Compensation packages has been extensively discussed in the context of limiting the future impact of the next financial sector breakdown. On December 9, 2009, the UK was...