-Newsclick.in And yet, it is being tom-tommed as ‘freedom’ for farmers and ‘self-reliance’ for country! Silently, and in double quick time, changes in laws related to cultivation, sale, stocking and PRIcing of agricultural produce – food grain, vegetables, etc. – have been proposed and disposed by the Narendra Modi government. Three ordinances relating to these key dimensions were given Presidential assent late on June 5 night, and they came into force “at...
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Delhi’s hospitals only for its ‘residents’, says Arvind Kejriwal
-The Hindu Central government facilities are open to all. As complaints mounted on social media of poor treatment at Delhi’s hospitals, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that all government and PRIvate hospitals in the city would only treat Delhi residents till the rising COVID-19 cases are contained. While informing people of this first-of-its-kind decision in the country to “reserve” hospitals even as cases mushroomed in the national capital, Mr. Kejriwal, said...
More »‘Govt sabotaging atmanirbhar plan’ -- farmers criticise masoor duty cut as global PRIces rise -Samyak Pandey
-ThePRInt.in Modi govt reduced the import duty on masoor to less than half on 2 June. Farmers and traders allege move is to aid influential trading groups. New Delhi: Farmers and traders are disappointed with the Narendra Modi government over its decision to cut the import duty on lentils (masoor dal) to less than half even as the international PRIces have spiked by over 12 per cent. The agricultural stakeholders criticised the move...
More »Odisha's Keonjhar announces higher wages under rural job scheme -Elizabeth Roche
-Livemint.com There has been demands for linking MGNREGA wage with consumer PRIce index-rural (CPI-R) for an annual revision of wages based on contemporary changes in rural geography NEW DELHI: Odisha’s Keonjhar district administration on Friday said it has become the first in the country to provide higher minimum wages to those taking up jobs under the national rural employment guarantee scheme. In a post on Twitter, the Keonjhar district administration said those working...
More »Chief Minister of Delhi urged not to close the state's doors to outside patients
-Letter addressed to Chief Minister of Delhi dated 5th June, 2020, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, Delhi and other CSOs Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, Delhi along with several other civil society organisations have urged the Delhi Government to work within the provisions of the Constitution of India, and not seal its borders to the needy patients from other states. In these times of crisis and disarray, the most important need is to stand by...
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