-The Hindu Samajika Parivarthana Janandolana (SPJ) and Campaign Against Child Labour (CACL), karnataka, have appealed to Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda to rethink the appointment of IAS officer E. Shivalingamurthy to the post of the Director of Women and Child Welfare Department. An appeal In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, SPJ State organiser Y. Mariswamy has said Mr. Shivalingamurthy is one of the three IAS officers against whom a high-level committee,...
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More milk co-operatives can remove poverty: Dr V Kurien
-DNA The karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) can help free poor people from poverty, announced Dr V Kurien, father of the milk federation in the country. “It is a testimony to the strength of the co-operation that KMF has become India’s second largest dairy cooperative. Despite its achievements, the fact remains that there are still many poor people in rural areas. I believe that the solution to this is to set up more...
More »Supreme Court upholds verdict matching NREGA pay with state wages
-The Economic Times The Supreme Court has refused to stay a recent karnataka High Court verdict that has said the central government is liable to pay higher wages under the country's flagship rural employment programme in tandem with that of the state minimum wage rate. It has further asked the government to find a way to end the disparity between the wages paid under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA)...
More »Court tells Centre to resolve wages issue through talks by K Balchand
Bench refuses to stay karnataka High Court order In a major setback to the UPA government at the Centre, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the karnataka High Court order for payment of minimum wages to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers and suggested that the government, instead of appearing adversarial, should resolve the issue through a consultative process. The only relief the government secured was...
More »Nabard starts infra lending to diversify by Atmadip Ray
The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development, or Nabard, has started lending directly to infrastructure projects out of its own resources for the first time in 30 years, in an attempt to diversify its activities and make itself relevant at a time when the dynamics of the rural market are changing. Essentially a refinance bank till recently, Nabard has created a Rs 1,000-crore special window for lending to build core...
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