The only programme the UPA government has to provide pensions to BPL individuals is plagued by mismanagement, delays in disbursement and underutilised funds. The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), allocated Rs 5,700 crore every year, covers five major schemes—the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme, the National Family Benefit Scheme and the Annapurna...
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Right To Education likely to be watered down by Akshaya Mukul
In what could end up diluting the Right to Education Act, the government is considering a crucial amendment whereby schools will not be required to admit all applicants and can screen and select most of the students who will gain entry. The "admission-as-an entitlement" provision will be limited to only the poor children in the neighbourhood and seats for them will be pegged at 25%. Put simply, schools will continue...
More »Efforts to boost maternal and child health falling short, UN report finds
An annual assessment report released today by the United Nations shows that while significant declines have been recorded by many countries in reducing maternal and child mortality, greater progress must be made to meet the global targets contained in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). First agreed at the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000, the eight MDGs set worldwide objectives for reducing extreme poverty and hunger, improving health and education,...
More »Disability and Census of 2011 by Kamal Bakshi
Counting the “invisible” children of Mother India. While the current focus of political debate is on ‘caste and census,' there is another important aspect that deserves attention. This concerns Disability. For decades after our independence, there was no effort to actually count how many of us have any Disability. There were estimates- informed or otherwise- but no factual figures. All our government's plans and budgets, rules and regulations, proclamations and posturing...
More »Bhopal GoM for more compensation, Anderson's extradition
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on Bhopal gas disaster is understood to have decided on Monday to recommend enhanced compensation to the families of those dead in the gas leak and to those debilitated permanently or partially. Sources said the compensation would be to the tune of Rs. 10 lakh for the kin of those dead. Those with permanent Disability would be compensated to the tune of Rs five lakh...
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