Food inflation offers an opportunity (Editorial)
Given our large arable land and favourable climate, and rising global food prices, a proper policy framework could ensure that India becomes the world's food bowl, says Prashant Goyal
Given our large arable land and favourable climate, and rising global food prices, a proper policy framework could ensure that India becomes the world's food bowl, says Prashant Goyal
Over the two years since it became operational, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) of 2005 has had a positive impact on the lives of millions of people across the poorest districts in the country. The Act, which guarantees 100 days of employment per household at minimum wage, is the first piece of legislation that compels the state to provide a social safety net for impoverished rural households. Till March 31, 2008, the Scheme had covered 330 districts across different States. From April 1, 2008, it has covered the entire country.
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP) failed to stop the migration of farm labourers in search of livelihood in East Godavari district. A large number of labourers, especially from Narendrapuram of Rajanagaram mandal, are leaving their village in search of work to Nidadavole, Tadepalligudem and other areas in West Godavari district. More than 100 families, along with their children, are travelling on bullock carts with their belongings like cots, utensils, and clothes to other places to eke out their livelihood.
GOVERNMENT'S plan to provide work to the unemployed in the rural areas is an appropriate strategy to address the miseries of the abjectly poor of rural Bangladesh. The plan seeks to ameliorate their sufferings during the lean period for about hundred days, to at least one person of an affected household. But we wonder, given the urgency of the situation, whether it is proper to tag the plan with the next fiscal year that doesn't commence till July. Two proposals of the government in this regard have attracted our attention that need to be dilated upon.
Guaranteeing employment to rural poor Good step - must be implemented quickly GOVERNMENT'S plan to provide work to the unemployed in the rural areas is an appropriate strategy to address the miseries of the abjectly poor of rural Bangladesh. The plan seeks to ameliorate their sufferings during the lean period for about hundred days, to at least one person of an affected household. But we wonder, given the urgency of the situation, whether it is proper to tag the plan with the next fiscal year that doesn't commence till July.
Govt may cut subsidies to fund rural employment scheme Khawaza Main Uddin The interim government may trim fuel and fertiliser subsidies to make up for the planned enhancement of social protection and balance the next budget, finance officials have hinted. Raising the tax-GDP ratio to 11 from 10.3 now is one of the major targets to increase the revenue earning for meeting the costs of development and welfare activities as well as routine expenditures of the government.
Govt takes up 3-year monga mitigation plan Model to employ 67pc farm workers in lean period Obaidul Ghani The government has taken a three-year action plan from this year to increase crop productions in the northern districts, where about 37.50 lakh people are exposed to extreme poverty due to seasonal joblessness, known as monga.
There are 75 lakh ultra poor households in the country. Of these, 50 lakh are covered by some kind of social safety net including VGF programme. If the remainder 25 lakh families are serviced by a new programme, their hardship in these days of skyrocketing prices will be somewhat alleviated. In this context we welcome the Tk 100 crore employment scheme taken in hand by the food and disaster management ministry. Its implementation is envisaged in the current month.
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