-TheWire.in Until now, no data on Ayushman Bharat had Been made available other than in tweets by the National Health Authority. New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has finally revealed some numbers on its flagship Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme in response to a question asked in parliament this session. In spite of having Been popularised as the “world’s largest healthcare scheme” since 2018, data pertaining to the scheme has so far only...
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Consider landless Beekeepers as farmers, suggests Beekeeping development committee
-The Hindu Business Line Panel has recommended renaming the National Bee Board as the Honey and Pollinators Board under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. There is a need to recognise honeyBees as inputs to agriculture and consider landless Beekeepers as farmers, according to the Beekeeping Development Committee (BDC), which released its report on Wednesday. It has further suggested that training and development of Beekeepers should be provided by state governments. In...
More »Modi government slashes funds meant for rehab of bonded labourers by 61 per cent
-The New Indian Express While the total funds released for bonded labour rehabilitation was Rs 664.5 lakh in 2017-18, it has Been reduced drastically to Rs 253.3 lakh the following year. NEW DELHI: Even as the labour ministry has not Been successful in rehabilitating all the rescued bonded labour from across the country, the funds released for their rehabilitation has Been reduced by 61 per cent, as per the latest...
More »Caste Discrimination in UP's Bundelkhand is Worsening the Water Woes of Dalits
-TheWire.in/ Khabar Lahariya Dalit residents in the state's Chitrakoot region are being denied access to water sources by upper castes. It’s peak summer in Itwa gram panchayat in Chitrakoot in UP’s Bundelkhand. Most of the taps and hand pumps are running dry, like every year. This time around, tankers have Been hired to deliver water. They pass by the Dalit basti where the Chamar community resides, and may even pause for a...
More »Why 116 Dalit farmers in Gujarat want police protection from upper caste 'encroachers' -Samyak Pandey
-ThePrint.in Dalit farmers in Gujarat allege that they are being prevented by upper castes from cultivating land given to them by the state government for farming. New Delhi: As many as 116 Dalit farmers from Gujarat approached Chief Minister Vijay Rupani this week for protection over an alleged threat to their life from upper-caste “encroachers”. The farmers, who belong to Rapar and Bhachau talukas of Kutch, allege that their upper-caste counterparts have, for...
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