-MoneyLife.in While Nandan Nilekani, former chairman of UIDAI, is busy fighting his election, he has left behind a dubious record of keeping the Aadhaar holders in the dark regarding access to their biometrics and other personal details by any private or public agency Now, it is from the horse's mouth. The office of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has admitted that information regarding biometrics and other personal details of...
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Universal pension for Indians -Kenneth Apfel
-Live Mint Economic transformation calls into question whether family-based support will continue over the next century Many of India’s growing elderly population face serious financial challenges. It is imperative that India institute a long-term strategy to strengthen the economic security of the elderly. While steps have been taken to provide pension security for some citizens, India still has a very long way to go to prepare for the future. As a very...
More »India’s deepening farm crisis: 76% farmers want to give up farming, shows study -Jyotika Sood
-Down to Earth Benefits of government schemes and policies go to big farmers, shows survey undertaken by CSDS on behalf of farmers' association A study by a premier social sciences research institute reinforces what policymakers and media have been talking about the past few years-that India is going through a deep agrarian crisis. The Centre for Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), based in Delhi, found that given an option majority of farmers...
More »Election Expenditure per elector up by twenty times in 2009 compared to first General Elections
-Press Information Bureau (Election Commission) General Elections are held to elect representatives for Lok Sabha after normally, every five years. Every election requires a huge amount of resources and efforts, be it planning, labour, technology, and for that matter, money. From the first Lok Sabha Elections in 1951-52 till the fifteenth in 2009, it has been a long journey for democracy. Government's expenditure on an elector has gone up manifold, twenty...
More »Congress, BJP flout CIC order, may face heat -Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Political parties including Congress and BJP have ignored a four-week deadline set by the central information commission (CIC) and could be liable for Rs 25,000 fine or even deregistration. The commission had issued a showcase notice on February 7 to six national political parties - Congress, BJP, NCP, BSP, CPI and CPM - seeking an explanation on why they had not complied by its June 3...
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