-Frontline.in An audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India comes down heavily on the Haryana government for its lax implementation of the Beti Bachao scheme. NOTWITHSTANDING the tall claims made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the social and economic sectors (for the year ending 2016) of the Haryana government has revealed huge gaps...
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Rs 33,000 crore boost to agriculture: Here's how Modi plans to double farmers' income by 2022
-The Financial Express The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the continuation of the Agri-umbrella programme, ‘Green Revolution — Krishonnati Yojana’ for two more years. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the continuation of the Agri-umbrella programme, ‘Green Revolution — Krishonnati Yojana’ for two more years with an outlay of Rs 33,000 crore. The programme merged 11 schemes for a holistic and scientific approach towards...
More »Jean Dreze, development economist and social activist, interviewed by Rupashree Nanda (CNN-News18)
-News18.com In an interview with News18’s Rupashree Nanda, Dreze, who was a member of Sonia Gandhi’s National Advisory Council and an architect of the National Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), says that there have been no major initiatives in the social field in the last four years, with the partial exception of Swachh Bharat. Government data reveal that the Indian economy is growing at a robust rate but noted economist Jean Dreze believes...
More »Agri plan with Rs 33,000cr outlay to go on for 2 yrs
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In its effort to double farmers’ income by 2022, the government on Wednesday approved continuation of the agri umbrella scheme—‘Green Revolution - Krishonnati Yojana’—with a central outlay of over Rs 33,269 crore till March 31, 2020. The programme was launched last year after clubbing the existing 11 different schemes for better implementation and monitoring. The 11 schemes, focussing on creating/strengthening of infrastructure of production, reducing...
More »Karnataka is serving hot cooked meals to mothers but caste is coming in the way -Nayantara Narayanan
-Scroll.in The state launched the Mathru Poorna scheme in October 2017. It has had some early success but faces stiff challenges. Anganwadi Centre Six in Sathegala village is airy and clean. The government-run crèche is also well equipped for the Mathru Poorna scheme. Launched in October last year as part of Karnataka government’s initiatives to combat hunger and malnutrition, the scheme offers freshly cooked meals to all pregnant and lactating women...
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