-TheWire.in To give stagnant agricultural growth a boost, a shift must be made from concentrating on the country’s food security to focusing on the farmers’ Income security. The stark observation made in the Economic Survey of 2015-16 that “Indian agriculture, is in a way, a victim of its own past success – especially the green revolution”, shows the dark reality of the agriculture sector at present and the havoc that has been...
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Govt readies mega pulses plan to rein in inflation, boost supply -Zia Haq
-Hindustan Times New Delhi: The government is readying a new policy framework to rein in the inflationary impact and stabilise the supply of pulses, a widely consumed but scarce food item with economy-wide implications. Three ministries – agriculture, food and finance – and the state-run policy think-tank Niti Aayog are coordinating efforts to frame the new measures that will see the government step in as one of the key importers of pulses. “The...
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It was a Rashomon moment for the readers of the First Common Review Mission report when they heard activists complaining about the pension system of Rajasthan during a recent press conference held in the capital. The First Common Review Mission (CRM) report, which was prepared during the month of May this year by a team of 32 experts had observed that pension related payments under the National Social Assistance Programmes (NSAP)...
More »Rajasthan: Pension revived for 8 who were struck off list as ‘dead’ -Naveed Iqbal
-The Indian Express Names of the eight were struck off the list, along with nearly 10 lakh pensioners from across Rajasthan. DAYS AFTER a group of people from Rajasthan staged a demonstration in Delhi, in an effort to prove that they are “alive” and urge the Rajasthan government to restore their pension, the monthly pension of at least eight people in one village was reinstated, with arrears, on Tuesday. Names of the eight...
More »The permanence of temporary workers -Narendar Pani
-The Hindu Business Line The unique needs of those who work in cities even as they maintain homes in the village must be addressed by policymakers Cities bring with them a sense of permanence. Many of them have been around for hundreds of years. Some of their more memorable institutions too tend to have long histories. It is no surprise, then, that most of urban policy takes aspects of a city to...
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