-The Indian Express While owners say production has been hit as a result of people skipping work to withdraw money or exchange old notes, workers say they have been doing it for their owners. New Delhi: SINCE THE November 8 announcement that rendered old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes invalid, workers of factories in the industrial suburbs of the national capital have been spending more time queuing up outside ATMs and...
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Replacing anganwadis with Food sachets will only set India?s nutrition schemes back -Dipa Sinha
-Scroll.in The government is likely to announce a new nutrition mission with a bigger role for private companies. The Government of India is expected to announce a National Nutrition Mission in December this year. Some glimpses of what this mission will include were revealed in a recent news item in the Economic Times. The focus seems to be on centralising production of take home rations given to young children and pregnant or...
More »Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage
There are reports from all over the country that the recent decision by the government to demonetise currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination has affected everyone. However the consequence of this financial measure is lopsided and it will be mainly borne by the farmers, informal sector workers, women and the financially excluded. Please check the links/ urls below this news alert to know everything about demonetisation. Till a few...
More »Demonetisation hits transport business; Truckers fail to pay -Megha Manchanda
-Business Standard The All India Motor Transport Congress has said the supply of essential goods will get impacted with immediate effect New Delhi: Government’s suspension of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denomination notes has hit the truckers hard as they are unable to transport essential Food items, including milk and vegetables, due to scarcity of smaller denomination currency and unacceptance of old tender notes by state authorities, toll plazas and labourers. More than...
More »In hunt for big sharks, livelihood of the poor becomes small change
-The Hindu With little cash in hand, small traders and shopkeepers are unable to keep their businesses running Surendar’s move from Bihar to Perambalur in the heart of Tamil Nadu in search of a livelihood has turned sour over the past few days. A school dropout, Surendar, who made a living selling pani-poori from a cart in this town, has seen his business plummet since the November 8 demonetisation announcement. “Everyone brings...
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