For me, stepping into the simple precincts of Bapu Kutir in Sevagram and seeing Gandhiji’s personal belongings was indeed a lesson in humility. The charkha holds pride of place in the small mud dwelling even as Gandhians take turns to spin the wheel. One gentleman told us that a national shift to khadi would provide employment to thousands of people. The greatest thing about visiting Sevagram is to find that the...
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BJP cannot wait for the Food Security Bill
Moving ahead of Ayodhya, the BJP has advised the government to view food as a fundamental right and to come with a legislation in this regard at the earliest. The party described the Food Security Bill as a non-starter and has asked the government to take measures for revamping the public distribution system (PDS). The party also said the government should take measures for revamping of the public distribution system. "Food...
More »The mass job guarantee by Aruna Roy & Nachiket Udupa
The sea change that India’s national scheme for rural employment guarantee has accomplished is hard to fathom, its vastness touching the lives or more than 100 million people. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005 (NREGA, subsequently renamed after Mahatma Gandhi, or MGNREGA) was a landmark in Indian legislation. Under the act, as of April 2008, for the first time in India’s history, all rural citizens have a legal right...
More »Come up with Food Security Bill at the earliest: BJP
Describing the Food Security Bill as a "non-starter", the BJP today said food should be viewed as a fundamental right and the government should come up with the legislation in this regard at the earliest. The party also said the government should take measures for revamping of the public distribution system. Food security was one of the major agenda of the UPA government in 2009 but the bill is yet to see...
More »Rajasthan refuses to recognise NREGA workers' union by Sreelatha Menon
The registrar of trade unions in Rajasthan has refused permission to National Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA) workers to form a union, on the grounds that they do not qualify as workmen. When the Majdoor Kisan Sangharsh Samiti – formed by NREGA workers under the guidance of NAC member Aruna Roy – approached the registration office, they were told that NREGA workers don't qualify as 'workmen' as defined in the Industrial Disputes...
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