-The Indian Express The recent tweaks to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, INCluding making it 100% voluntary and capping premiums at 30%, are going to be a game-changer. The Centre has recently revamped the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) that will have far-reaching impact on the implementation of this flagship crop insurance scheme. Launched in the 2016 kharif season, PMFBY makes the insurance companies liable for full risk coverage. Farmers...

-The Hindu Business Line Paradigm shift needed, says chief of Committee on Doubling Farmers’ INCome The ambitious plan of the Modi government to double farmers’ INCome by 2022 is on track. “What I can tell you at this point is that we are on the right track on achieving the target,” said Ashok Dalwai, Chairman of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ INCome. Dalwai said only a paradigm shift will alleviate farmers’ condition, the...

-The Indian Express The police are, no doubt, to blame for not being able to function in an objective and impartial manner. There is definitely a failure of leadership also. But can political parties across the spectrum escape the blame for continuing to use the police as an instrument to further their political agenda? The ongoing violence in northeast Delhi, where at least 10 persons, INCluding a head constable, were killed in...

-Down to Earth Odisha supports its nutrition agenda through agricultural policies, the public distribution system among others Odisha has become the first Indian state to draw up a nutrition budget in the country. The idea of a thematic budget for nutrition is a unique one in India where an inter-departmental approach is followed. Key participants in this approach INClude anganwadi centres, schools and health institutions. Additionally, Odisha supports its nutrition agenda through agricultural...

-Macroscan.org The recent labour force survey points to declines in all forms of work performed by women, INCluding unpaid labour! Women are the worst casualties of the employment crisis in India. Please click here to read more. This article was originally published in the Business Line on February 25, 2020. ...