-The Hindu Court says the practice is a disgrace for the Capital; ‘more shocking that a post-graduate is engaged in the odd job’ The Delhi High Court was left “shocked and disquieted” on Wednesday when a report furnished by the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) showed that thousands of people, including a post-graduate, were working as manual scavengers in the national Capital. Factual position The factual position revealed before a Bench headed by...
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The dynamic nature of poverty -Sonalde Desai & Amit Thorat
-The Hindu We need to rethink social safety nets in India’s growing economy so that they can also focus on the accidents of life rather than solely on the accidents of birth. Sometimes the grand narratives of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare programmes for the...
More »Govt faces opposition flak in RS over Aadhaar-linked sops
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned thrice in the pre-lunch session on Thursday amid an uproar as the opposition targeted the government, alleging people were being denied essential benefits, including subsidised LPG and Pensions, for not having Aadhaar card. MPs from SP, TMC and BJD had given a notice for discussion on the issue and demanded it be taken up when the House assembled in the...
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-The Telegraph New Delhi: Leave of up to 90 days granted to women central government employees who have filed complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace could be in addition to leave they are otherwise entitled to, a circular issued yesterday suggests. Under Section 12, 1(D), of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, a woman employee has the option of taking leave up to 90...
More »Eligible beneficiaries dropped from Pension list in Rajasthan
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)...
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