#NREGA

(1/2) NREGA employment figure of 14.5cr person days announced by FM today is for both April-May 2020. Last year, April-may 2019 (full may), 64.3cr persodays were generated. NREGA employment crashed

1/9 Since NREGA 1.0 is in the air, here is a peep at how NREGA used to be in those days, and could still be today (apologies for the whiff

In Jun-Aug ‘20 we examined in #NotStatusQuo the need to systematically address problems in access to #socialprotection in India instead of one-time, temporary tweaks made during the #COVID19 lockdown. (1/n)

Hartosh Singh Bal

HartoshSinghBal

a filmy ranaut, a jain at a business paper, a dhume in the US, modi backscratchers, mediocre voices in support of the farm bill, can't tell lentil crops from paddy,

शिक्षित बेरोज़गार

In the last few days some of you have accused me of having turned into a socialist (or revealing my true self) because I support free vaccination for all, at

Harsh Gupta Madhusudan

harshmadhusudan

India needs a strong government - the center has to always hold - but with some checks that cannot be judicial only or “civil society”, media, think tanks etc. All

I'm not one to be singing paens in the glory of the civil services but gotta say it's something.I'm privy to the deepest anguish of the daily wage labourer we

Shambu Prasad C

https://indianexpress.com/article/coronavirus/sachin-pilot-rajasthan-bhilwara-model-lockdown-extension-6358324/ Interesting details on rural sensitisation and village committees and NREGA in place before lockdown. More imp the need for cross learning

I have no idea why the so called RW is celebrating preposterous reforms by some BJP governments which further accentuate the power asymmetry in India, be it labour, small farmer

Fourteen states have said the vaccine will be free. More will follow. They should - it makes ethical, economic and political sense. But just realise when we all casually say

Kannan Gopinathan

Instead of centralising, decentralise it @narendramodi. Unleash India's full capacity. From Gram Panchayat level to Loksabha. Make PoC & resource person at each local body level. Let them make a

Srinivas Kodali

Thread on origins of bio-metrics in banking and subsidy delivery with Electronic Banking System in Andhra Pradesh in 2006. This is about the AP smart card project. This is the

A detailed performance report on How PM Jan Dhan Yojna(PMJDY) has been doing since its inception in 2014.Sources : Official notifications , Govt website , newspaper reports.Will try and cover

The SIKKIM NEWS INFO

HCM launched Sikkim Spring Portal along with the release of Sikkim Spring Atlas, Village Water Security Plan (VWSP) & Book on Dhara Vikas…A thread https://thesikkimnewsinfo.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/hcm-launched-sikkim-spring-portal-a

#BiharElections As the commentariat finishes with SSR and now goes to town about BJP-JDU-LJP, a look at some of the REAL issues in Bihar not getting attention. 1/15 Did you

The Indian Association of Lawyers (IAL) Kerala Chapter is hosting a webinar on the topic "CHALLENGES BEFORE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY".The meeting will be presided over by RS MP, Binoy Viswam