-The Indian Express The new version of the scheme does not, however, include an important component of last year's PM-GKAY – 1 kg pulses per month free to each household under the NFSA. With thousands of migrants headed back to their towns and villages amid lockdown-like restrictions in several big cities, the government on Friday said it was restarting the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) to provide additional 5 kg...
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How China contained virus: There are lessons for India in its centralised planning, local action -Shruti Jargad
-The Indian Express The central leadership led by President Xi was quick in acknowledging this effort of the “first line of defence”. It made provisions for the benefit of the workers like subsidies, provision of health equipment, insurance, publicity, and other institutional support. In his address to the nation on April 20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made exhortations for the youth to form small committees to ensure adherence to COVID-19 restrictions. He...
More »“Is there no humanity left”: Delhi HC castigates Centre for its handling of oxygen crisis
-TheLeaflet.in THE Delhi High Court Wednesday castigated the Central Government over its handling of the oxygen crisis in the city and across the country, caused by the second wave of Covid19. “It is the Centre’s responsibility to ensure supply of oxygen to hospitals running short of it. Protect fundamental rights of citizens by ensuring the supply of oxygen by whatever means”, said a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli. “There is...
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-The Hindu Health, Home dept. officials told of surge in cases, shortage of facilities. Centre has informed all the eight Union Territories that the next three weeks were crucial. The UT administrations including the Delhi Government “were advised to plan in advance for three weeks.” Delhi raised the issue of shortage of beds at a meeting held by the Union Secretaries of Home and Health to review the status of COVID-19 management in...
More »The Rule of Law is indeed backsliding in India, says Justice Madan B Lokur
-Press release by Common Cause dated 19th April, 2021 New Delhi: There are silences and gaps in the law that the questionable elements in the police take advantage of and undermine the rule of law, said Justice Madan B Lokur, former Justice of the Supreme Court of India. Delivering the Keynote Address on ‘Is the Rule of Law Backsliding in India?’ at the launch of the Status of Policing in India Report...
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