Once lauded as a model state for implementation of MGNREGA — the flagship programme of the UPA government — the state is on the backfoot nowadays as far as the scheme is concerned. Even as the Opposition BJP and the ruling Congress try to extract political mileage out of sarpanches agitation, at stake is the very scheme that has not only reduced the migration of labourers to other states but...
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Untouchability still practised in Gandhi's land by Radha Sharma
Rajniben, a village Panchayat member from Ahmedabad district, does not have a chair to sit in the Panchayat office. Unlike the other members, who all have a chair, there is a gunny sack reserved for Rajniben which she uses to sit on the floor when the Panchayat meets. This is because Rajniben is a dalit and is not allowed to sit on par with Panchayat members belonging to upper castes....
More »Rural schemes are poorly implemented
The Mahila Swaraj Abhiyan in association with the Mahila Adhikar Abhiyan organised a two-day tribunal for women activists and elected members of the gram Panchayat. The aim is to discuss the implementation of various schemes designed for the empowerment of rural India. The tribunal was organised to study the implementation of various programmes and its implementation at the grassroots level by the state government.Around 200 women participated in the tribunal and pointed...
More »82 officers to conduct special audit in rural areas
In order to maintain transparency and direct control on the executing agencies in the MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Agency) scheme, district magistrate Sanjay Prasad has ordered for conducting a social audit. He has also deployed about 82 officers for conducting social audits in the rural areas. These officers have also been allotted gram Panchayats where they would conduct social audits. The officers have been instructed to conduct social...
More »Food subsidy bill may touch Rs75,000 crore this year by Sreejiraj Eluvangal
Even as the prime minister protests his inability to distribute food free of cost to the poor, the overflowing food stocks seem set to lead to another year of blockbuster expenditure on the public distribution system. According to numbers from the department of food and public distribution system (PDS), the government spent Rs25,600 crore on food subsidies during just the first four months of the year. The amount — higher than the...
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