Recent media reports point out that the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh is likely to get about Rs. 6,300 crore projects ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, including a Rs. 400 crore worth plant for the propulsion system of anti-tank guided missiles in Jhansi. The foundation was laid for the first project in the Jhansi node (related to the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor) on November 18, 2021. The two...
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A close reading of the NFHS-5, the health of India -Ashwini Deshpande
-The Hindu Given how little the country spends on health and education as a share of GDP, the improvements seem remarkable The national health and demographic report card is finally completely out. The results from the first phase (conducted between June 2019 and January 2020) of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) were released in December 2020. We now have the key results from the second phase (conducted...
More »NREGA Sangharsh Morcha demands payment of pending wages and further fund allocations for MGNREGA
-Press statement by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated 17th November, 2021 The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has provided a cushion to millions of rural households amidst great economic distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. A substantial portion of the household expenditure in rural areas has been met through the NREGA wages and the nation has witnessed a significant rise in the demand for work under the programme since the...
More »Explained: Is PMGKAY still needed? -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Right to Food activists insist that vulnerable communities still need the support from Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, Centre’s foodgrain programme. The story so far: A scheme to provide free food grain to ration card holders as part of COVID-19 relief comes to an end this month. While the Food Ministry says the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana is no longer needed as the economy is reviving, Right...
More »The State that failed -MG Devasahayam
-The Telegraph As the most inequitable country in the world after Russia, today's India is indicative of this fact The Union ministry of women and child development protested against the downgrading of India from 94 to 101 on the Global Hunger Index, 2021. According to the ministry, the proportion of undernourished population given in the report is “devoid of ground reality and facts, and suffers from serious methodological issues”. The ministry is protesting...
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