| Letters: Blame it on NREGS | 23-NOV-09 |
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| At last, there is an official admission that there is double-digit inflation in food articles, even according to the Wholesale Price Index. Till about a few weeks ago, this was downplayed on the ground that the total index showed a low inflation level; there was even a fear about deflation setting in! There was a standard, perhaps funny, explanation that the high inflation rate was due to the low base effect. One hears this nonsensical explanation only in India. One would not find it in any article on the subject in an internationally-recognised professional journal. This is an arithmetical and not an economic or technical explanation of the problem. |
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| NREGP invite fails to enthuse activists | 19-NOV-09 |
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| The appointment of ombudsmen in each state for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP), which had already faced criticism for the weak profile of the post, is set to get more controversial. |
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| MP adjunct budget to be passed in winter session | 14-NOV-09 |
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| The state government is ready to present Rs 1,800 crore first adjunct budget in the coming winter session of the Assembly. Of the total demand of first supplementary grants of Rs 2,200 crore, the state is likely to sanction only Rs 1,800 crore. |
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| NREGA needs further push in state | 07-NOV-09 |
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| While Rajasthan (Rs 9,500 crore) followed by Andhra Pradesh (Rs 6,556 crore) and Assam (Rs 5,123 crore) are on top three position in utilising funds allocated by the Centre for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Karnataka has spent Rs 900 crore so far. The state needs to improve its performance, said M Lakshmana, immediate past chairman of the Institution of Engineers, Mysore Local Centre. |
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| Colgate-Palmolive, Guj NRE, P&G Hygiene & BGR Energy Q2 result | 30-OCT-09 |
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| Colgate-Palmolive (India) posted a standalone net profit of Rs 89.7 crore compared with Rs 63.5 crore in the same period last year — a rise of around 41 per cent for its third quarter ended September 30. Revenue grew by 16.8 per cent to Rs 502.8 crore from Rs 430 crore for the same period. |
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| Orissa to frame guidelines for social audit in NREGS | 27-OCT-09 |
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| Close on the heels of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the public sector State Bank of India (SBI) for implementing electronic benefit transfer (EBT) mechanism for beneficiaries under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA), the Orissa government is in the process of framing guidelines for ‘social audit’ in works taken up under NREGS. |
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| UID to be catalyst for financial inclusion | 23-OCT-09 |
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| Provision of a unique identity (UID) for person comprising his or her demographic and biometric details will become a power catalyst for achieving financial inclusion in the country, according to Nandan Nilekani, chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). |
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| Fingerprinting scan during 2011 census for UID scheme | 16-OCT-09 |
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| The upcoming 2011 census will see the government capturing all your 10 fingerprints or do an iris scan for the National Population Register that will come in handy for the ambitious Unique Identification Number project. |
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| Glodyne rolls out e-shakti call center in Bihar under NREGS | 14-OCT-09 |
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| Glodyne Technoserve Ltd, through its subsidiary Smaarftech Technologies has built a state of art ‘e-Shakti’ Helpline Call Centre, which is ready to serve the NREGS-Bihar beneficiaries as well as all others who are directly or indirectly involved with NREGS-Bihar. Today, the Honorable Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar inaugurated the ‘e-Shakti’ Call Centre located in Patna. The CM made a call to the e-Shakti Helpline number to ask queries and the call centre operator addressed the concerns. |
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| Surprise boost for right to know from Rajasthan politicians | 14-OCT-09 |
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| Transparency is the newest item on the agenda of many Rajasthan ministers and MPs. C P Joshi, the man who lost the Rajasthan Assembly elections last year by just one vote, to later become the Union minister for rural development, started the trend. |
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| Dreze, Aruna Roy against NGOs for NREGP, want Rajiv Kendras out | 13-OCT-09 |
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| The first meeting of the newly-reconstituted Central Employment Guarantee Council last week, meant to oversee the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme, saw two prominent members, Jean Drèze and Aruna Roy, object to various new ideas of the government, beginning with the one of using it to build Bharat Nirman Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendras, meant to serve as offices for panchayats. |
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| PNB cuts interest rates on non-resident deposits | 07-OCT-09 |
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| The interest rate on US dollar deposits has been reduced to 2.26 per cent for a maturity of 1-2 years from 2.33 per cent. For the maturity of 2-3 years, the rate has been kept unchanged at 2.35 per cent, PNB said in a statement. |
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| CEGC demands transparency in NREGA payment | 07-OCT-09 |
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| Demands for transparency in wage payment under NREGA, giving "real wage" to workers and emphasis on "no deviation" from basic architecture of the scheme dominated the second meeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council (CEGC) of the Rural Development Ministry today. |
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