Bhubaneswar, Oct. 18: Members of tribal communities living in the hills and forests of Malkangiri in Orissa are a jubilant lot these days, as they have finally become owners of land that they and their ancestors have been living on for years now. Cultivation being the main source of livelihood for them, possession of these title certificates for forestland (pattas) where they have been residing meant much to the Bondas, Koyas...
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“Gyan Vani radio plays vital role in empowering rural masses”
MADURAI: Radio was an important source of information and knowledge formation among rural populace and played a vital role in empowering the masses, said M. K. Alagiri, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers. Delivering the inaugural address after formally launching the Gyan Vani Educational FM Radio Station (at 105.6) in Madurai Kamaraj University on Saturday, Mr. Alagiri said that at a time when commercialisation had become the central element among...
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NEW DELHI: The State governments will set up special courts to try cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 with a view to bringing down pendency and improve the conviction rate. This was decided at the end of the two-day annual conference of the State Ministers for Social Welfare and Justice held here last week. The State governments also agreed to strengthen investigation...
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KEY TRENDS • The NSS 59th Round (January-December 2003) had found that 48.6% farmer households were indebted while the NSS 70th Round (January-December 2013) has observed that 52% of India's agricultural households were indebted in July, 2012-June, 2013 $ • A similar survey on rural indebtedness by the NSSO in 1991 found indebtedness among only 26% of farmers $ • On an average, the amount of debt per farmer household was Rs. 12,585 during NSS...
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KEY TRENDS • The report entitled Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: An Assessment from the Centre for Science and Environment (released on 21 July, 2017) finds that PMBY is not beneficial for farmers in vulnerable regions. For farmers in vulnerable regions such as Bundelkhand and Marathwada, factors like low indemnity levels, low threshold yields, low sum insured and default on loans make PMFBY a poor scheme to safeguard against extreme weather events. CSE's...
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