The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
FM allocates Rs 10,000 cr to implement the programme; this is apart from the usual food subsidy requirement of Rs 80,000 cr for the year The most ambitious social security programme of the government, the National Food Security Bill, got a leg-up in the 2013-14 Budget, with Finance Minister P …
Economic Survey of Maharashtra is prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Planning Department every year for presentation in the Budget Session of the State Legislature. The present publication for the year 2012-13 is the 52nd issue in the series. The information related to various socio-economic sectors of the …
Andhra Pradesh Government prepares the Socio – Economic Survey Report every year and places it before both the Houses of the State Legislature along with budget documents. The present issue of Socio-Economic Survey pertains to the year 2012-13. The report attempts to highlight the growth performance of the State economy …
Left parties submit the papers to Prime Minister Leaders of four Left parties met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday to ask the government to take immediate measures to bring in food security legislation in this budget session that would provide for a universal public distribution system; ensure 35 kg …
Economic Survey 2013: Agriculture reforms must, says report. With agriculture growth rate falling short of the 4 per cent target in last five years, the sector needs urgent reforms to boost crop yields and private investment in infrastructure so as to motivate farmers and feed the growing population. The farm …
Read text of Pranab Mukherjee's speech during budget session of the Parliament. He touched upon various issues like the slow economic growth, growth in agriculture and allied sectors to India's role at Doha climate conference & called for greater transparency in governance. Read text of Pranab Mukherjee's speech during budget …
Decentralized Sourcing, Distribution Can Cut Costs: Thinktank How much would it cost the central government to provide grain to the whole country at affordable prices? A calculation by the Delhi-based advocacy group Centre for Budget & Governance Accountability (CBGA) puts the figure at Rs 2,38,471 crore for one year. In …
Populism knows no inflation. Three decades after the legendary N.T. Rama Rao swept to power on the promise of rice at Rs.2 a kilo for the poor, the N. Kiran Kumar Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh is providing it at a mere one rupee a kilo since January 16. The …
The Nobel laureate says neglecting children is not only unjust but also an economic blunder Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said the National Food Security Bill needs to be strengthened to include children’s entitlements. According to him, the Bill, in the current form, neglects children. He pointed out that there are …
The agriculture ministry is seeking more budgetary support to increase farm sector growth rate to 4% per annum from 3.5% at present. “The allocation this year would be more as the country needs to produce more to provide food security to the nation,” an agriculture ministry official said. “The scheme …
Current grains allocation, AAY entitlement will be protected under the Bill, he assures States Responding to concerns expressed by several States on a possible cut in food grains allocation under the National Food Security Bill, the Centre on Thursday gave an assurance that the current allocation will be protected and …
Caution Centre against trying to rush the new measure through Parliament Even as the Centre hopes to introduce and pass the National Food Security Bill in the coming Budget session of Parliament, several States have expressed reservations on the Bill. At a consultation meeting of State Food Ministers here to …
While the UPA government is seeking to push its ambitious food guarantee law in the forthcoming Budget Session of Parliament, many state governments on Wednesday objected to several provisions in the proposed Bill with Tamil Nadu seeking an outright exemption citing lack of clarity in the Bill. A meeting of …
Differences came to the fore ahead of the government giving a final shape to the National Food Security Bill, as a number of states opposed key provisions of the legislative proposal. The state governments made their differences clear broadly on two issues — quantity of foodgrains and number of beneficiaries. …
State governments are raising objections about the coverage under the proposed Food Security Bill, saying that covering 75 per cent of the rural population and 50 per cent of urban as advocated by both the draft Bill and the Standing Committee of Parliament is unacceptable. “The Centre is saying that …
He was addressing the consultation meet of state food ministers on Food Bill here. With Centre planning to present Food Bill in the Budget session of Parliament, Food Minister K V Thomas today urged states to evolve a consensus on contentious issues like coverage and identification of beneficiaries. The Food …
This report is based on the findings of a short module of the survey intended to ascertain some details of the perception of the Indian population regarding the adequacy of its food intake. For one-half of the sample households - those surveyed through Schedule Type 2 - it was ascertained …
This budget publication, viz. “Socio-Economic Review, Gujarat State, 2012-13” has been prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, for presentation in the Budget Session of the State Assembly. This publication presents a profile of key socio-economic activities and achievements in different sectors of the state economy for the year …
This budget publication, viz. “Socio-Economic Review, Gujarat State, 2012-13” has been prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, for presentation in the Budget Session of the State Assembly. This publication presents a profile of key socio-economic activities and achievements in different sectors of the state economy for the year …
Rural families in low income states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal depend far less on ration shops for wheat and rice than the national average. In Bihar, less than 12 per cent of the rural population uses ration shops to buy rice, and in West Bengal, less …
