-The Hindu The employment scheme will work in tandem with the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana to help take up treatment of about 30% more land than feasible with the current scheme size With limited funds to deal with the gargantuan task of restoring degraded land and reversing desertification in the country, the government is now planning to bring convergence between the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and the...
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India’s suicide rate has increased. But is it because of better reporting or rising distress? -Prachi Salve
-IndiaSpend.com Despite the increase, experts say the National Crime Records Bureau might be undercounting suicides by women. India reported the highest suicide rate in its history in 2021, with 12 suicides for every 1,00,000 people. Experts say this might be a reflection of better reporting of deaths by suicide rather than an actual increase in the numbers. Also, despite an increase in reporting, experts say the National Crime Records Bureau might be...
More »62% of rural households in India have fully functional tap water connections within their premises, says Water Resources Ministry report -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu However, the report found, ‘most of the anganwadi centres and schools, had higher than the permissible range of residual chlorine and indicated inappropriate local dosing’ Around 62% of rural households in India had fully functional tap water connections within their premises, according to a survey commissioned by the Union Ministry of Water Resources to assess the functioning of the government’s marquee Jal Jeevan Mission. In June, the Centre had reported...
More »Women and Agriculture in Kerala State: Collective responses by Kudumbashree during the COVID-19 pandemic -Resmi P Bhaskaran and Rajesh Ravi
- Focus on the Global South, dated 19 September, 2022 Three years into the pandemic, the report titled 'Women and Agriculture in Kerala State' assesses the track record of the Indian state of Kerala in addressing the health and livelihood challenges during the peak crisis period. The authors of the report elaborate on how the Government of Kerala effectively used the wide network of its women’s empowerment project – The Kudumbashree...
More »Rural employment scheme social audits marred by delays -Sobhana K Nair
-The Hindu In four States, auditors’ wages delayed as funds from Centre are yet to arrive The Union Rural Development Ministry (MoRD) has told States that failure to carry out social audit of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) will invite action, including withholding of funds. However, it is the Centre that bears the administrative cost of these Social Audit Units, and inordinate delay in the release of funds...
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