-The indian Express Traditional redistribution, which aims to deliver on intangibles like health and education, has ceded to a distinctive ‘New Welfarism’, where Centre is demonstrably providing tangible essentials to citizens The recently released fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) provides reliable and independent evidence to assess micro-development performance under this government. The survey covers many dimensions of health, nutrition, and the overall quality of lives. Here we focus...
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Amending Few Clauses Not Sufficient, Repeal Farm Acts: Senior Economists to Agri Minister
-TheWire.in The economists, who have engaged with issues of agricultural policy, said that the Centre's reforms were based on "wrong assumptions" about why farmers were unable to get remunerative prices. New Delhi: A group of senior economists have released an open letter to the Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar calling for the repeal of the three contentious farm bills “which are not in the best interests of the small and marginal...
More »Only 59 patients undergoing treatment at world's largest 10,000-bed Covid centre
-ANI/ Livemint.com Officials also claimed that this is the first time since its opening that the number of patients has reached close to 50. As the total number of COVID-19 patients has crossed the 1 crore-mark, the world's largest 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID centre in Delhi's Chhatarpur area has just 59 patients currently undergoing treatment. According to the data compiled by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which is operating the centre, said that this...
More »How poor land records add to farm frustration -Ajai Sreevatsan
-Livemint.com For over 30 years, since 1988, india has been trying to fix the poor quality of its land records; new schemes have begun yet again. But rural land markets remain mostly illiquid, trapping farmers in agriculture. Mint explains For over 30 years, since 1988, india has been trying to fix the poor quality of its land records; new schemes have begun yet again. But rural land markets remain mostly illiquid, trapping...
More »Stopping the slide of health care in india -Satya Mohanty
-The Hindu Policymakers need to focus on the larger picture with steps being taken to reclaim the space under public care india’s health care is a dark echo chamber. It is 70% private and 30% public in a country where 80% people do not have any protection for health and the out-of-pocket expense is as high as 62%. With public spending at 1.13% of GDP and a huge shortage of health-care workers...
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