Poverty schemes falling flat: Report

  • 04/03/2003

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)

When the government thought that it was doing its bit for invisible India by increasing the allocation for the Antyodaya Anna Yojana in the Budget, a report submitted in the Supreme court yesterday shows exactly how the various food-related poverty alleviation schemes are faring in the country. Former secretary, Planning, N C Saxena who was appointed as Commissioner in a case filed by the People's Union for Civil Liberties versus Union of India, reported that nearly a year after the Supreme court directed that mid-day meal scheme be made mandatory in all government-schools, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar do not even have a token form of it, whereas the other states are only implementing it partially.