Commenting on the recently released fifth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data for 17 states and five Union Territories (UTs) in an article published in The Indian Express (dated 6th January, 2021), Arvind Subramanian and his co-authors have stated that India has made progress on certain outcomes, including infant mortality rate (IMR), under-five mortality rate (U5MR) and neonatal mortality rate (NNMR). Relying on various rounds of NFHS data,...
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Govt should next focus on well-being of the child from womb to first five years -Abhishek Anand , Vikas Dimble and Arvind Subramanian
-The Indian Express India continues to be successful in preventing child deaths, but the health and nutrition of the surviving, living child has deteriorated, somewhat worryingly. The recently released fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) provides new and reliable evidence to assess some dimensions of micro-development performance before COVID struck. The survey covers health, nutrition (of mother and child) and the overall Quality of lives. In a recent piece on...
More »Quality gigs, a solution to urban unemployment -Vineet John Samuel
-The Hindu With no urban equivalent to the NREGA as yet, there must be a focus on supporting new forms of employment With the Indian economy gradually finding its feet after a historic contraction of negative 23.9% in the April-June quarter, economic commentators have busied themselves with debating the need for fiscal expansion and the viability of a “V-shaped recovery”. These debates, however, have shifted focus away from the employment question, considered...
More »Farmers’ protest: Only oral assurances from government, say farmers -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Agriculture Ministry officials say no timeline reached to amend the ordinance on stubble burning. Despite reaching an agreement on exempting farmers from the penal provisions of stubble burning under an ordinance on air Quality in the capital, the Centre does not plan to take action until all other issues with protesting farmers groups are also resolved. Asked about the timeline to amend the ordinance, Agriculture Ministry officials noted that only...
More »How poor land records add to farm frustration -Ajai Sreevatsan
-Livemint.com For over 30 years, since 1988, India has been trying to fix the poor Quality of its land records; new schemes have begun yet again. But rural land markets remain mostly illiquid, trapping farmers in agriculture. Mint explains For over 30 years, since 1988, India has been trying to fix the poor Quality of its land records; new schemes have begun yet again. But rural land markets remain mostly illiquid, trapping...
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