Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Social protection and climate change programmes are two public policy responses that governments use to address the challenges of poverty, climate vulnerability and gender inequality. Social protection programmes provide a safety net for households by providing cash/asset transfers and labour market instruments to address the immediate and underlying socio-economic risks …
This report provides information on some key indicators of employment and unemployment and other features among persons of major religious groups viz., Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism and the rest (Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism and others) referred to as 'Others' at all-India 'and State/UT level. This report contains three chapters and four …
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) completes ten years of implementation on 2nd February 2016. The achievements of a decade are a cause of national pride and celebration. Since the start of the programme, the expenditure on the programme has amounted to Rs. 3,13,844.55 crore and out …
This paper brings together existing literature on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNRGEA) and the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India, offering a narrative review of the evidence on impacts on food security, health and nutrition of beneficiaries. Both programs operate on a large scale and have …
This paper brings together existing literature on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNRGEA) and the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India, offering a narrative review of the evidence on impacts on food security, health and nutrition of beneficiaries. Both programs operate on a large scale and have …
This paper applies a program evaluation technique to assess the causal effect of adoption of agricultural related technologies on consumption expenditure and poverty measured by different indices. The paper is based on a cross-sectional household level data collected during 2014 from a sample of 270 households in rural India. Sensitivity …
As many as 3,571 rainwater harvesting tanks have been sanctioned as residents of the district have evinced interest in conservation of water. Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Kadam said work on 2,354 rainwater harvesting tanks had been completed at a cost of Rs 24.42 crore. “The tanks are being constructed under MGNREGA,” …
This paper argues that there are three key interrelated areas that are critical for poverty eradication and inclusive development, which include: universal social protection; meaningful participation; and social and solidarity economy. It discusses some of the main issues related to these areas and provides examples of best practices at the …
Social protection is emerging as a critical tool in the drive to eradicate hunger, yet the vast majority of the world's rural poor are yet to be covered. The State of Food and Agriculture 2015 published by FAO finds that in poor countries, social protection schemes - such as cash …
The spectre of an impending drought looms large over about 35 gram panchayats in Sukinda and Danagadi blocks in Jajpur district due to scanty rainfall. The paddy crops in these areas are in imminent danger of failing, partially due to water shortage. This follows poor monsoon precipitation in the present …
The Centre has decided to keep its focus on addressing multi-dimensional poverty in rural areas. The Centre would stick with convergent planning for rural development. The rural development ministry is undertaking the process under Intensive Participatory Planning Exercise–II (IPPE-II) in 2,532 poorer backward blocks of the country and will be …
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) helped lower poverty by 32 per cent between 2004-05 and 2011-12, lifting almost 14 million in this regard, says a recent survey by the National Council for Applied Economic Research and the University of Maryland. The study involved 26,000 households and …
MGNREGA Sameeksha II is proposed as a continuation of the objective of nurturing a discourse around MGNREGA which is open, scientific, critical and constructive. It reviews research studies carried out and published over the last two years (2012–14) to foster reflection and understanding about MGNREGA and its impact. It is …
Hyderabad: The ongoing drought is fuelling distress migration from districts in Telangana, a trend that was witnessed in the early 2000s. The severe drought conditions for the second consecutive year have led to crop failure, mounting debts, chronic unemployment and failure of the NREGA scheme, especially in the districts of …
ALLAHABAD: The black buck conservation project launched in 2010 in forest around upcoming Meja Thermal Power Plant has failed to take off. Despite availability of funds, the project is still confined to only 35 hectares against proposed 200 hectares in three villages. While the forest department has failed to acquire …
Jaitley said on Thursday the IMD forecast was being drawn out in an exaggerated manner and conclusions on inflation or farm distress were far-fetched Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday sought to allay concern about a deficit monsoon and said advance estimates suggested rainfall would be normal in most parts …
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government has undertaken a special drive to revive rivers and lakes in the state. In a review of waterbodies in Uttar Pradesh, chief secretary Alok Ranjan said ponds and pools digging drive should be conducted in villages to accumulate rainwater. He also said directions have been issued …
To be launched on May 1, works taken up for creation of facilities Soon, villagers will get to dispose household garbage in the way it should be. As part of efforts to take solid waste management to rural Vellore and ensure sanitation, the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) has taken …
Even as the Central government is debating a new direction for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, a recent study on NREGA spending in Karnataka gives some interesting insights, especially from the point of the differences between the assembly constituencies. NREGA spending per MLA constituency has gone up 57 per …
NEW DELHI: The government has merged National Mission for a Green India, which aims afforestation at 10 million hectares of land over the next decade, with MGNREGA to increase and improve the country's forest cover. Modern technology like remote sensing will be used to monitor the progress of this initiative …
