In the midst of national debates over the need for labour laws reforms and the efficacy of MG-NREGA in checking distress migration, a new report brings spotlight on the miserable living and working conditions of unorganized migrant workers from Rajasthan. Titled Their Own Country: A Profile of Labor Migration from Rajasthan, the report prepared jointly by Aajeevika Bureau and UNESCO informs us that 70% of seasonal migrant workers from Rajasthan...
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India’s battle against hunger and malnutrition: The story so far -Pramit Bhattacharya
-Livemint The revival of PDS is a reality but that alone does not explain the decline in child malnutrition rates Noting the wide disparities in living standards between different countries of the world, Nobel-winning macroeconomist R.E. Lucas commented in a widely cited research paper that one could not but help looking at such figures without thinking of them as possibilities. "Is there some action a government of India could take that would lead...
More »Survival of tribals in Attappadi region under threat as infant deaths continue -Shaju Philip
-The Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Infant deaths are still stalking tribal hamlets in Kerala's Attappadi region, where the community's population has been falling alarmingly due to various factors. The recurring incidents of infant deaths have cast a shadow over the survival of tribals in Attappadi. A study had found that tribals formed 90 per cent of population in Attappadi in 1951, but the same was down to 42 per cent in...
More »40,000 kids not enrolled in schools? -Ankit Yadav
-The Times of India BAREILLY: Two government departments have sparked off a war of words after one of them said as per its survey only 1,600 children were out of school in the district, while another department rubbished this saying more than 40,000 had no access to education. As per the survey conducted by the basic education department, officials said that 1,692 children had not been enrolled in schools so far. However, the...
More »Schools in grave danger -Rohit Dhankar
-The Hindu With public schools not performing and private schools teaching students to compete rather than learn, India's primary sites of education are at risk The Rajasthan government recently decided to close down more than 17,000 schools, the Maharashtra government decided to close down about 14,000 schools and the Odisha government is closing down 195 schools because of low attendance by students. These are not stray incidents, but indicate the decline of...
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