-Outlook Defending the recent slew of reforms, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid today said these steps were necessary to maintain a robust growth rate so that there was no dearth of funds for the social sector. "The UPA government had assumed power in the country with the promise of enabling the people to realise their full potential. To fulfil this promise, it was essential to banish what we call the Inspector Raj...
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Washing off this stain will need more -Agrima Bhasin
-The Hindu The Supreme Court’s unyielding criticism of the government for not eradicating the practice of manual scavenging was the springboard for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to introduce the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012 in the Lok Sabha on September 3. Welcomed as a panacea for the historically iniquitous, caste-ordained practice of manually handling human waste, the new Bill indicates renewed commitment...
More »IRDA's draft proposal for insurance cover to BPL families
-PTI Regulator IRDA has come with a draft proposal to expand the reach of insurance cover to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in the next five years. "The target group shall be the BPL population... Each insurer shall prescribe the target in proportion to their market share. IRDA shall prescribe annual target so as to cover entire BPL population in the next five years," Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) said in...
More »'India lags behind in nutritional terms, among 36 worst countries'-Jyotsna Singh
-Deccan Herald A study has found India to be the lowest on nutrition parameters, sharing the last rank with Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen. India performed lowest at the level of policy as well as implementation. Nutrition barometer, the study carried out by Save the Children, compared commitments and outcomes of 36 countries which together account for 90 per cent of the world’s stunted children. Components for the commitment included a snapshot...
More »Full PlanComm clears 12th Plan document
-The Indian Express Full Planning Commission chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today approved 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) document that proposes to lower annual average economic growth rate target during the period to 8.2 per cent from 9 per cent envisaged earlier in view of fragile recovery. "The Full Planning Commission approved the draft 12th Five Year Plan document, subject to certain suggestions made in the meeting," Planning Commission Deputy Chairman...
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