| Poverty of thought | 02-JUL-09 |
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| Just as there are many ways to define poverty, there is now an a la carte menu of poverty estimates to choose from. Arjun Sengupta, the economist and member of the Rajya Sabha, declared a few years ago that an overwhelming 836 million people in India lived on a per capita consumption of less than Rs 20 a day (or Rs 600 in a month). This startling figure, which meant that 77 per cent of the country was below the poverty line, has been much loved by the Left after it appeared in a report on the Conditions of Work and Promotion of Livelihood in the Unorganised Sector. |
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| Govt to modify NREGA to plug loopholes | 01-JUL-09 |
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| The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which is believed to have earned political benefits for the Congress in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, will be modified to plug the loopholes and make the officials more accountable. |
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| Editorial: Farmers vs peons | 20-AUG-08 |
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| By pointing out that the overwhelming majority of farmers are economically worse off than the lowest-paid government employee, the apex body of farmers’ organisations has not unveiled any |
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| `Farmers worse off than lowest-paid babus` | 18-AUG-08 |
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| The apex body for farmers’ organisations has stated in a representation to the government that even big farmers were worse off than the lowest-paid government employees. It has charged the |
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| Social security for unorganised sector | 09-FEB-07 |
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| The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) has suggested setting up a social security fund for workers in the unorganised sector.
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| Turf war may delay Bill on social security | 23-JUN-06 |
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| The draft Bill on social security for unorganised workers that will make the state responsible for social welfare of 80 per cent of the countrys workforce, is likely to be delayed because of a turf |
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| Next pay panel to decide PSU staff sops | 23-JUN-06 |
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| In what may be a blow to them, the Sixth Pay Commission is unlikely to consider performance-linked bonus and incentives for public sector employees.
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| Cabinet to mull over greater autonomy to PSUs | 20-MAR-06 |
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| After extensive consultations with all stakeholders, the department of public enterprises (DPE) is planning to approach the Cabinet next month with proposals to grant greater functional autonomy to |
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