-PTI/ Newsclick.in The state, which celebrated the 22nd anniversary of its foundation on November 9, continues to grapple with the complex problem of migration from its villages, especially those in the hills due to a bleak livelihood scenario, and poor education and health infrastructure. Dehradun: During the lockdowns, tens of thousands of people returned to their villages in Uttarakhand in droves from faraway lands, as the hope of a better life was...
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Poverty eradication India’s biggest challenge -Bharat H Desai
-The Tribune Armed conflicts afflicting many parts of the world have taken a huge toll on global poverty eradication programmes, humanitarian assistance and relief provided by the aid agencies. Multilateral development banks and large aid agencies need to play enhanced roles in providing funds to eradicate multidimensional poverty. India needs to hold more vigorous drives to achieve the first of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals — to end all forms of...
More »How do voters assess the Gujarat government? -Vibha Attri and Vanshika Sharma
-The Hindu While the BJP-led State government is rated positively, there is not a great deal of endorsement for its famed development record The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed the government in Gujarat in 1995. Since then, it has more or less remained in power. Now, it is seeking yet another term. The Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) survey sought to gauge public opinion in Gujarat on the government’s performance...
More »A month before polls, what is on the Gujarat voter’s mind? -Sanjay Kumar, Sandeep Shastri, and Suhas Palshikar
-The Hindu A recent survey on governance and development in the State brings out the importance of the economic plight of the people When Narendra Modi entered the national political arena in 2013-14, he was portrayed as the mascot of the Gujarat model of development. Now, nearly a decade later, do memories of that model resonate with the Gujarati voter? As Assembly elections approach, do the voters of Gujarat still take pride...
More »Agri Workers’ Tiny Wage Rise Wiped Out by Inflation -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in In the past five years, agri workers’ wage has increased by only about Rs.15 per year. For those leaders of the country who are tearing their hair trying to figure out how to get the economy moving, boost growth, increase investment and create jobs, it would be instructive to look at the plight of the largest economic class in the country – agricultural labourers. Numbering upward of 14 crore, they are...
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