-Hindustan Times The cost has been revised following recommendations by a review committee constituted last year that included representatives from the ministries of education, finance and labour, besides independent experts. The central government has increased the cost of cooking school midday meals by 9.6% from October 1 that will be valid for financial year 2022-23, the education ministry has told the state governments and union territories, which will offer some relief to...
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Delhi's Auto, Taxi Drivers Start 2-Day Strike Today Over Fuel Price Hike
-ANI/ NDTV.com Auto, Taxi Drivers Strike In Delhi: Several unions of auto and cab drivers are demanding that the fare rates be hiked and fuel prices be reduced. New Delhi: To protest against the soaring fuel prices, members of auto, taxi and cab drivers' associations in Delhi have decided to go on a strike from Monday for two days. Several unions of auto and cab drivers are demanding that the fare rates be...
More »Another Mass Exodus of Migrant Workers Likely if Delhi's Lockdown Persists -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar
-TheWire.in With a large number of units in the unorganised sector closing down and few providing residential facilities to workers, many have already started leaving. New Delhi: As the Delhi government announced a six-day lockdown from Monday to combat the spread of COVID-19, a large number of migrant workers began leaving for their home towns and villages – bringing back memories of a similar crisis in March 2020. Workers fear that the...
More »Falling ridership forces Delhi Metro to find ways to bring back commuters -Sidharatha Roy
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In the last one year, lakhs of commuters have deserted the Delhi Metro. In order to know the reason why the numbers have fallen and to bring them back up, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will soon commission a comprehensive study, which would not only provide reasons for the large number of people leaving the metro in the last one year, but also which modes of...
More »Puri defies economists, says Delhi metro woes not due to fares -Jasmine Shah
-The Indian Express DMRC and Union minister for urban development Hardeep Singh Puri are right that the daily ridership of Delhi metro hasn’t declined by 3 lakhs due to Fare hike. It has declined by 4.8 lakhs. Economists are frequent targets of ridicule by politicians for failing to predict crises or having vastly differing opinions of major economic events (e.g. demonetisation). But all economists agree on one fundamental tenet — demand reduces...
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