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The High-Level Committee (or the Xaxa Committee) constituted by the Prime Minister's Office in August 2013 to look into the Socio-Economic, Health and Educational Status of the Tribals of India. It submitted its findings in May 2014.
Report of the High-level Committee on Socio-Economic, Health and Educational ...
Report of the High-level Committee on Socio-Economic, Health and Educational ...
People's Archive of Rural India
The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) provides information on population, health and nutrition for each state and union territory in India. The survey was conducted by the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The fieldwork for Kerala was conducted in all 14 districts of the state. Information was collected from 11,555 households, 11,033 women in the 15-49 age group, and 2,086 men between the ages of 15 and 54. This state report for Kerala presents findings on several key socio-economic indicators like water and sanitation, marriage, fertility, contraception, children’s immunisation, sexual behaviour and domestic violence. It makes important observations too, like the near-universality of births in a health facility, the low rate of infant mortality, and the preference for sons.
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16: Kerala
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16: Kerala
People's Archive of Rural India
The Health Survey and Development Committee were was appointed by the Government of India in October, 1943 with Sir Joseph Bhore as its Chairman to make a broad broad survey of present position with regard to health conditions and health organization services in British British India. Its chairman was Sir Joseph William Bhore, an Indian Civil Service officer. and provide recommendations for future developments. The Committee recommended It the laid emphasis on integration of curative and preventive medicine at all levels, the development of primary health care centres, and major changes in medical education. It made comprehensive recommendations for remodelling of health services in India. Volume I This volume (Vol 1) of the Committee’s report attempts to draws a picture of the state of the public health in India the country and of the existing health organisation of health services. In December 1941, Japan’s entry into the Second World War The entry of Japan into the war in December 1941 marked the stage at which war conditions began to hadve serious adverse effects on India. Thus, , thus the statistical and other information in this report, which have been included for the purpose of throwing light on the state of the public health, was have been limited to the year 1941 and the preceding period of ten10 years.
Report of the health survey & development committee vol i
Report of the health survey & development committee vol i
People's Archive of Rural India
The eight-member National Commission on Farmers, chaired by Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to assess the extent of India’s agrarian crisis. This first report was meant to assist central and state governments in arresting the decline of farm incomes and abating farmers’ distress. The report provides an overview of India’s agrarian economy and discusses the causes and effects of the agri-crisis, both environmental and policy-based. Its recommendations include setting up knowledge centres for farmers, framing a code of conduct for contract farming, ensuring better water management, providing food security, improving crop insurance and introducing insurance that covers accident, death and medical expenses. These steps, the report says, must be taken immediately to avert further damage. And that we must take Jawaharlal Nehru’s advice in this often-quoted remark from 1948: “Everything else can wait, but not agriculture.”
Serving Farmers and Saving Farming
Serving Farmers and Saving Farming
People's Archive of Rural India
This report, by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), provides price recommendations and non-price measures for mandated kharif crops for the 2017-18 market season. The CACP, set up in 1965, was originally called the Agricultural Prices Commission but was given its present name in 1985. It prescribes the minimum support price (MSP) for 23 agricultural commodities to the government. These include 7 cereals, 5 pulses, 7 oilseeds and 4 commercial crops. CACP is attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. In order to arrive at the MSP, the CACP takes into account factors such as cost of production, the overall demand-supply situation, domestic and international prices, changes in input costs, inter-crop price parity, terms of trade, efficient use of resources, and the impact of MSPs on price levels. The report furnishes most of its data in tables, graphs and charts.
Price Policy for Kharif Crops: The Marketing Season 2017-18
Price Policy for Kharif Crops: The Marketing Season 2017-18
People's Archive of Rural India
Since 2005, the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) has provided data on schooling and children’s ability to do basic reading and arithmetic. Since 2006, the report has focused on the age group 5-16. This report for 2017 focuses on rural youth in the age group aged 14-18 since they are close to an income-earning age. It tries to understand their preparedness to lead productive adult lives. In particular, the report examines what the youth are doing, whether they can apply basic reading and arithmetic skills to everyday situations, their familiarity with routine digital and financial processes, and their educational and career goals. The findings are based on data gathered from 28,323 youths, 23,868 households, and 26 rural districts in 24 states.
Annual Status of Education Report of 2017 (Rural): Beyond Basics
Annual Status of Education Report of 2017 (Rural): Beyond Basics
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) was conducted by the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It provides information on population, health and nutrition in each state and union territory of India. This report presents key findings of the survey’s fourth round, conducted in 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh from January 2015 to August 2016. Previous surveys were conducted in 1992-93, 1998-99 and 2005-06. NFHS-4 surveyed 572,000 households in 640 districts of India as per the 2011 census. In Uttar Pradesh, data was gathered from 76,233 homes, and a total of 97,661 women (aged 15-49) and 13,835 men (aged 15-54) were interviewed. The survey collected information on the socio-economic characteristics of households, fertility, infant and child mortality, family planning, reproductive health, maternal and child health, nutrition, water, sanitation, quality of health services and health insurance. In particular, it interviewed women about marriage, work, contraception, sexual behaviour, HIV/AIDS status and domestic violence as well as their children’s immunisations and illnesses. Similarly, men were interviewed on these topics, in addition to their attitudes towards gender roles and lifestyles. The report furnishes district-wise data collected by the survey in tables and estimates of sampling errors in the appendix.
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16: Uttar Pradesh
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16: Uttar Pradesh
People's Archive of Rural India
This gazetteer, published in 1907, describes various aspects of Odisha’s Baleswar (or Orissa’s Balasore in British times) district. It surveys the district’s economy, society, politics and administrative setup, as well as its history, geography, climate, biodiversity and natural resources. It says that the name Baleshwar is derived from a temple dedicated to “Mahadeo Baneswar, i.e. Siva, the Lord of the Forest.” By the time of the 1901 census, the district had an average population density of about 200 persons per square kilometre. This was a mobile population with a high rate of migration – large numbers of people moved to the Sunderbans to work as cultivators and field labourers and to Kolkata to work as porters and manual labourers. The caste system, the gazetteer says, was deeply ingrained in the region. The lower castes preferred to work in the mills, where people of different castes worked alongside each other. The Bengal District Gazetteers were prepared by British colonial administrators for the districts of Angul, Balasore, Cuttack, Koraput and Puri, and the ‘Feudatory States of Orissa’. Ten years after Independence, in 1957, the responsibility of compiling the district gazetteers was transferred from the Centre to the states. In 1999, this responsibility (in Odisha) was transferred from the Revenue Department to the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration.
Bengal District Gazetteers: Balasore
Bengal District Gazetteers: Balasore
People's Archive of Rural India
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The High-Level Committee (or the Xaxa Committee) constituted by the Prime Minister's Office in August 2013 to look into the Socio-Economic, Health and Educational Status of the Tribals of India. It submitted its findings in May 2014.
Report of the High-level Committee on Socio-Economic, Health and Educational ...
Report of the High-level Committee on Socio-Economic, Health and Educational ...
People's Archive of Rural India
The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) provides information on population, health and nutrition for each state and union territory in India. The survey was conducted by the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The fieldwork for Kerala was conducted in all 14 districts of the state. Information was collected from 11,555 households, 11,033 women in the 15-49 age group, and 2,086 men between the ages of 15 and 54. This state report for Kerala presents findings on several key socio-economic indicators like water and sanitation, marriage, fertility, contraception, children’s immunisation, sexual behaviour and domestic violence. It makes important observations too, like the near-universality of births in a health facility, the low rate of infant mortality, and the preference for sons.
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16: Kerala
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16: Kerala
People's Archive of Rural India
The Health Survey and Development Committee were was appointed by the Government of India in October, 1943 with Sir Joseph Bhore as its Chairman to make a broad broad survey of present position with regard to health conditions and health organization services in British British India. Its chairman was Sir Joseph William Bhore, an Indian Civil Service officer. and provide recommendations for future developments. The Committee recommended It the laid emphasis on integration of curative and preventive medicine at all levels, the development of primary health care centres, and major changes in medical education. It made comprehensive recommendations for remodelling of health services in India. Volume I This volume (Vol 1) of the Committee’s report attempts to draws a picture of the state of the public health in India the country and of the existing health organisation of health services. In December 1941, Japan’s entry into the Second World War The entry of Japan into the war in December 1941 marked the stage at which war conditions began to hadve serious adverse effects on India. Thus, , thus the statistical and other information in this report, which have been included for the purpose of throwing light on the state of the public health, was have been limited to the year 1941 and the preceding period of ten10 years.
Report of the health survey & development committee vol i
Report of the health survey & development committee vol i
People's Archive of Rural India
The eight-member National Commission on Farmers, chaired by Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to assess the extent of India’s agrarian crisis. This first report was meant to assist central and state governments in arresting the decline of farm incomes and abating farmers’ distress. The report provides an overview of India’s agrarian economy and discusses the causes and effects of the agri-crisis, both environmental and policy-based. Its recommendations include setting up knowledge centres for farmers, framing a code of conduct for contract farming, ensuring better water management, providing food security, improving crop insurance and introducing insurance that covers accident, death and medical expenses. These steps, the report says, must be taken immediately to avert further damage. And that we must take Jawaharlal Nehru’s advice in this often-quoted remark from 1948: “Everything else can wait, but not agriculture.”
Serving Farmers and Saving Farming
Serving Farmers and Saving Farming
People's Archive of Rural India
This report, by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), provides price recommendations and non-price measures for mandated kharif crops for the 2017-18 market season. The CACP, set up in 1965, was originally called the Agricultural Prices Commission but was given its present name in 1985. It prescribes the minimum support price (MSP) for 23 agricultural commodities to the government. These include 7 cereals, 5 pulses, 7 oilseeds and 4 commercial crops. CACP is attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. In order to arrive at the MSP, the CACP takes into account factors such as cost of production, the overall demand-supply situation, domestic and international prices, changes in input costs, inter-crop price parity, terms of trade, efficient use of resources, and the impact of MSPs on price levels. The report furnishes most of its data in tables, graphs and charts.
Price Policy for Kharif Crops: The Marketing Season 2017-18
Price Policy for Kharif Crops: The Marketing Season 2017-18
People's Archive of Rural India
Since 2005, the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) has provided data on schooling and children’s ability to do basic reading and arithmetic. Since 2006, the report has focused on the age group 5-16. This report for 2017 focuses on rural youth in the age group aged 14-18 since they are close to an income-earning age. It tries to understand their preparedness to lead productive adult lives. In particular, the report examines what the youth are doing, whether they can apply basic reading and arithmetic skills to everyday situations, their familiarity with routine digital and financial processes, and their educational and career goals. The findings are based on data gathered from 28,323 youths, 23,868 households, and 26 rural districts in 24 states.
Annual Status of Education Report of 2017 (Rural): Beyond Basics
Annual Status of Education Report of 2017 (Rural): Beyond Basics
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) was conducted by the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It provides information on population, health and nutrition in each state and union territory of India. This report presents key findings of the survey’s fourth round, conducted in 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh from January 2015 to August 2016. Previous surveys were conducted in 1992-93, 1998-99 and 2005-06. NFHS-4 surveyed 572,000 households in 640 districts of India as per the 2011 census. In Uttar Pradesh, data was gathered from 76,233 homes, and a total of 97,661 women (aged 15-49) and 13,835 men (aged 15-54) were interviewed. The survey collected information on the socio-economic characteristics of households, fertility, infant and child mortality, family planning, reproductive health, maternal and child health, nutrition, water, sanitation, quality of health services and health insurance. In particular, it interviewed women about marriage, work, contraception, sexual behaviour, HIV/AIDS status and domestic violence as well as their children’s immunisations and illnesses. Similarly, men were interviewed on these topics, in addition to their attitudes towards gender roles and lifestyles. The report furnishes district-wise data collected by the survey in tables and estimates of sampling errors in the appendix.
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16: Uttar Pradesh
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16: Uttar Pradesh
People's Archive of Rural India
This gazetteer, published in 1907, describes various aspects of Odisha’s Baleswar (or Orissa’s Balasore in British times) district. It surveys the district’s economy, society, politics and administrative setup, as well as its history, geography, climate, biodiversity and natural resources. It says that the name Baleshwar is derived from a temple dedicated to “Mahadeo Baneswar, i.e. Siva, the Lord of the Forest.” By the time of the 1901 census, the district had an average population density of about 200 persons per square kilometre. This was a mobile population with a high rate of migration – large numbers of people moved to the Sunderbans to work as cultivators and field labourers and to Kolkata to work as porters and manual labourers. The caste system, the gazetteer says, was deeply ingrained in the region. The lower castes preferred to work in the mills, where people of different castes worked alongside each other. The Bengal District Gazetteers were prepared by British colonial administrators for the districts of Angul, Balasore, Cuttack, Koraput and Puri, and the ‘Feudatory States of Orissa’. Ten years after Independence, in 1957, the responsibility of compiling the district gazetteers was transferred from the Centre to the states. In 1999, this responsibility (in Odisha) was transferred from the Revenue Department to the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration.
Bengal District Gazetteers: Balasore
Bengal District Gazetteers: Balasore
People's Archive of Rural India
The Aadhaar Act aims to provide “efficient and transparent” delivery of subsidies, benefits and services to Indian residents by assigning them unique identity numbers. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), set up under this Act, is responsible for helping people ‘enroll’ or sign up for Aadhaar numbers, verifying their identity information, issuing Aadhaar numbers, and authenticating information provided by individuals on the request of public or private entities. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on March 3, 2016, and it became an Act on March 26, 2016. An earlier version, the National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 3, 2010, but withdrawn in March 2016. The UIDAI became a statutory authority after the Aadhaar Act was passed, but it had been functioning as an office attached to the Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog) since 2009. Around 30 petitions challenging the government on different aspects of the Aadhaar Act have reportedly been submitted to the Supreme Court, and the matter will come up for hearing later this year.
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and...
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and...
People's Archive of Rural India
This gazetteer, published in 1908, is the first of Angul district in Odisha. It describes various aspects about the district – its economy, society, politics and administrative setup, as well as its history, geography, climate, biodiversity and natural resources. It does so for the district’s two sub-divisions: Angul and the Khondmals. The Marathas, who had maintained half a century of suzerainty over Odisha, surrendered Angul to the British in 1803. Angul’s chief entered into an agreement with the East India Company; he promised to say loyal to it and pay an annual tribute. After a series of rebellions though, the British invaded and occupied Angul in 1848. The district came under direct colonial rule and in 1891 it was merged with the Khondmals. The Bengal District Gazetteers were prepared by British colonial administrators for the districts of Angul, Balasore, Cuttack, Koraput and Puri, and the ‘Feudatory States of Orissa’. After Independence, in 1957, the responsibility of compiling the district gazetteers was transferred from the Centre to the states. In 1999 in Odisha, this responsibility was transferred from the Revenue Department to the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration.
Bengal District Gazetteers: Angul
Bengal District Gazetteers: Angul
People's Archive of Rural India
This article from Social Science & Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal, uses the lens of medicine to understand India’s social history. The author examines how different systems of medicine – biomedicine (based on biological or biochemical principles), Ayurveda, Unani, among others – were perceived in mainstream Indian national politics in the first half of the 20th century. Not only did the British colonial state give biomedicine “cultural authority” over indigenous medical systems, but nationalist leaders and later governments did too. This has greatly shaped the contemporary view of medical practices. The article discusses the three main positions (listed in the Factoids) of policy-makers and the influential Indian elite on national healthcare, including the opposing views of former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi. The author uses as his source material the proceedings of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) Legislative Assembly and the published views of national leaders. He concludes that the bias of both the colonial and national governments is the major reason for the “deterioration and decline” of Indian indigenous medical systems.
Systems of medicine n nationalist discourse in india new horizons in medical...
Systems of medicine n nationalist discourse in india new horizons in medical...
People's Archive of Rural India
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare developed the National Health Accounts (NHA) in 2001–02 to support the governance of health systems and enable the design of more effective health policies. This report provides an estimate of the total health expenditure for 2004-05 (taking into consideration the launch of the National Rural Health Mission in 2005), and gives provisional estimates of the health expenditure from 2005-06 to 2008-09. In the computation of NHA, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) definition of health expenditure was adopted. NHA includes expenditure on inpatient and outpatient care, hospitals, specialty hospitals, health promotion centres, rehabilitative care centres, capital expenditure on health, medical education, and research and training. It excludes expenses on water supply, sanitation, environmental health and the mid-day meal programme.
National Health Accounts 2004-05
National Health Accounts 2004-05
People's Archive of Rural India
The Hindu centre for Politics and Public Policy is an offshoot of the Hindu publications group. It aims at promoting research and debates on public institutions delivery and policy frameworks. The report describes the processes – and the politics – that led to the creation of ‘Other Traditional Forest Dwellers’ (OTFDs), which includes forest-dwelling Dalits. The report explores the limitations of the Act, which precludes forest-dwelling Dalit communities from accessing their rights and forest resources. The report also documents movements of resistance by Dalit forest dwellers and Adivasis in Chitrakoot and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh, and Kandhamal district of Odisha. At times, there were conflicts between Dalits and the scheduled tribes (STs); at other times, they came together to fight for their rights. The report suggests amendments to the Forest Rights Act and caste-sensitive strategies that recognise the rights of these communities.
Policy report Report noNo. 17: Narratives of Dalit Inclusion and Exclusion in...
Policy report Report noNo. 17: Narratives of Dalit Inclusion and Exclusion in...
People's Archive of Rural India
This article from the Economic and Political Weekly, a peer-reviewed journal, discusses India’s various medical systems and the historical conditions under which allopathy or modern medicine (usually a synonym for ‘western’ medicine) assumed dominance. British rule in India, it says, was responsible for allopathic medicine becoming the backbone of independent India’s health services. The article adds that India’s ruling classes and upper castes advocated the cause of biomedical science because they saw it as a sign of ‘modernisation’. All of this contributed to the entrenchment of three streams of health providers in independent India. The articles lists these as: ‘qualified’ allopathic doctors (who have dominance over the other streams), ‘qualified’ ayurvedic, unani and homeopathic doctors (who have been relegated to a secondary position) and ‘unqualified’ health providers (who sometimes become the mainstay of health services in rural areas).
Medicine, Power and Social Legitimacy: A Socio-Historical Appraisal of Health...
Medicine, Power and Social Legitimacy: A Socio-Historical Appraisal of Health...
People's Archive of Rural India
This article from the Economic and Political Weekly, a peer-reviewed journal, examines the political motivations that have historically shaped India’s public health services. It says that while the state was committed to providing healthcare, there were contradictions in its approach, which explain its ineffectiveness. For instance, its ambition could not be matched with its infrastructure and resources, so it relied heavily on foreign aid, which supported mostly techno-centric – and not people-centric – programmes like malaria eradication. It says that the failure of this programme left a huge dent in the India’s commitment to public health.
Political Culture of Health in India: A Historical Perspective
Political Culture of Health in India: A Historical Perspective
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. That same year, the Prime Minister’s Office asked the NCEUS to examine the National Policy on Urban Street Vendors. The policy’s objective was to provide urban street vendors with a supportive environment in which they can earn their livelihoods. After consulting various stakeholders, the Commission recommended a revision of the policy’s implementation mechanisms. The NCEUS noted that the urban poor in most Indian cities worked in the informal sector because of a lack of jobs in rural areas, few employment opportunities in the formal sector, and low levels of education that restricted access to better-paying jobs. As unorganised sector workers, street vendors did not have government-assisted social security.
National Policy on Urban Street Vendors: Report & Recommendations
National Policy on Urban Street Vendors: Report & Recommendations
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health (NCMH) was established in March 2004 to strengthen disease control and primary healthcare in India. Its overall objective was to assess how increased investments in the health sector impact poverty and economic development. In this report, the Commission discusses the economic basis for investing in health and how public financing can be most effectively utilised. It discusses the critical issues plaguing the health sector, such as inequitable access to basic services, inefficiencies in the system, and an absence of patients’ rights. The report states that liberalisation of the economy increased employment opportunities and incomes, thus reducing poverty levels. These developments also introduced changes in lifestyles, increased urbanisation and connectivity, and enhanced access to information. Together, this has had a profound impact on the epidemiologic and health-seeking behaviour of people. The rising demand for health services has revealed the inadequacies of the current healthcare system, both in the public and private domains. It is the responsibility of the government to provide an efficient healthcare system, along with health education, preventive programmes, curative services, and affordable health services for the poor. This report reviews the public and private healthcare systems, and provides policy makers with a framework to improve the funding of public health.
Report of the National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health
Report of the National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. This report by the NCEUS recommended a social security scheme for unorganised workers, which would cover minimum benefits such as old age pension, life insurance, maternity benefit, disability benefit (accident compensation), minimum healthcare and sickness benefit. The NCEUS argued that the government needed to move beyond limited social assistance schemes and introduce a full-fledged social security programme for all kinds of workers, especially unorganised workers. The Commission also drafted the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Bill, which forms part two of this report.
Social Security for Unorganised Workers
Social Security for Unorganised Workers
People's Archive of Rural India
This article from the Economic and Political Weekly, a peer-reviewed academic journal, traces the history and development of medical science in India, ranging from systems of witchcraft to allopathy. The author also compares the Chinese, Greek and Egyptian systems of medicine to Ayurveda and outlines their similarities. He discusses the growth of modern medicine and the dismal state of the public healthcare system in India. The article concludes that the country’s poor healthcare structure can be attributed to its strong feudal culture, which promoted both rational and irrational medical practices.
From Witchcraft to Allopathy: Uninterrupted Journey of Medical Science
From Witchcraft to Allopathy: Uninterrupted Journey of Medical Science
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. This NCEUS report reviews labour laws and social security systems that apply to workers in the unorganised sector. It observes that while existing laws have some provisions for conditions of work for certain workers, there is no comprehensive legal framework for the “basic and minimum conditions of work” for unorganised sector workers. Therefore, it proposes comprehensive and protective laws for agricultural and non-agricultural workers in the unorganised sector that will regulate conditions of work, social security, welfare and livehood promotion. Given the differences in the conditions of work for agricultural and non-agricultural workers, two bills are proposed. The bills also incorporate a National Security Scheme for agricultural labourers and non-agricultural workers in the unorganised sector. In case of disputes over the implementation of the bills, the NCEUS recommends conciliation through resolution instead of bureaucractic and time-consuming legal procedures. The dispute resolution process may involve the participation of workers’ representatives or elected representatives of local bodies.
Report on Comprehensive Legislation for Minimum Conditions of Work and Social...
Report on Comprehensive Legislation for Minimum Conditions of Work and Social...
People's Archive of Rural India
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare published the first Annual Report to the People on Health in September 2010. The report’s objective was to examine critical macro-level issues related to health, in particular, the constraints faced by the government in providing universal healthcare, and the challenges in the organisation, financing and governance of health services. The report provides information about key health indicators such as life expectancy at birth, infant mortality and maternal mortality, and explains the variation in their numbers in different states. It also provides an overview of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), which was launched in 2005 to revitalise and scale up basic health services in rural areas. Besides this, it discusses the non-availability of skilled healthcare providers and their uneven distribution across the country, and suggests remedies for this problem. Lastly, the report lists key policy issues related to health that, according to the ministry, need to be debated widely and drafted into a new health policy. Some of these issues are increased public investment in healthcare, public-private partnerships in the health sector, access to safe drinking water and sanitation, good quality education for healthcare providers, use of modern technology and technological audits of the sector, rising out-of-pocket expenditure on drugs, reduced emphasis on preventive healthcare, limited participation of community organisations, and investment of the states in primary healthcare.
Anuual report to the people on health
Anuual report to the people on health
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. In this report, the Commission discusses the technological needs of the unorganised sector and makes recommendations to increase the productivity, employment and earnings of the sector’s enterprises and the workers. The report states that more than 94 per cent of enterprises in India are in the unorganised sector, many of them in rural India – micro, khadi and village enterprises such as handlooms, handicrafts, coir, leather, apparel, food processing and retail trade, which contribute over 31 per cent to GDP. The Third All India Census of Small Scale Industries (2001-02) says that more than 85 per cent of the total registered small-scale industry (SSI) units did not have access to technical know-how. The post-liberalisation business environment had become difficult for micro and small enterprises because of increased domestic and international competition. They were not prepared for the ensuing challenges. This report highlights the consequent issues, including low incomes, inadequate credit, low education levels, a lack of training, difficulties in procuring materials, logistics and low sales margins. It lists recommendations to overcome each of these challenges, with a focus on improving the overall efficiency of the sector.
A Report on Technology Upgradation for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector:...
A Report on Technology Upgradation for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector:...
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. Its mandate was to increase the productivity of enterprises in the unorganised sector and create large-scale employment, particularly in rural areas. This report highlights, through surveys and data analysis, the problems faced by marginal and small farmers and their households. It also mentions the agrarian policies of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government (1998-2004) and provides a brief history of government initiatives for the development of marginal and small farming in India. The report discusses programmes that can improve the condition of small and marginal farmers and focuses on possible solutions.
A Special Programme for Marginal and Small Farmers
A Special Programme for Marginal and Small Farmers
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Food Security Act, 2013, is an Act of the Parliament of India that became a law on September 12, 2013. It converts into legal entitlements existing food security programmes of the Government of India, including the Midday Meal Scheme, the Integrated Child Development Services and the Public Distribution System. The Act seeks to provide food and nutritional security to the poor at affordable prices. It guarantees subsidised foodgrains to around two-thirds of India’s population, covering 75 per cent of rural households and 50 per cent of urban households. As per the provisions of the Act, eligible households have the right to purchase five kilograms of grains per individual per month at a fixed price – rice at Rs. 3 a kilo, wheat at Rs. 2 per kilo and coarse cereals at Rs. 1 a kilo. The Act also focuses on the nutritional needs of children, pregnant women and young mothers, guaranteeing them free meals daily. It aims to give more authority to women by considering them the head of their households, especially when ration cards are issued through the Public Distribution System. The Act mentions methods of implementation and imposes penalties on the authorities in case of a failure to comply.
National Food Security Act 2013
National Food Security Act 2013
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up by the Government of India as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. In the report titled Financing of Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector, the Commission found that the decline in the credit flow to small-scale industries continued unabated. Non-farm unorganised sector enterprises received only 5-6 per cent of the total institutional credit, despite contributing 30 per cent to GDP. The reasons for this included easy accessibility to non-institutional creditors like moneylenders and the high incidence of non-performing assets (which discouraged banks from giving credit). The NCEUS recommended measures to improve access to finance, including revising the priority sector guidelines to focus on lending to sectors in need, strengthening micro-financing, making available multi-purpose credit cards to self-employed persons, and ensuring better coordination among development agencies. Considering the urgent need for credit and developmental support in the unorganised sector, and given the limitations of institutions like the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the Commission felt the need for an exclusive, national-level financial institution. Called the National Fund for Unorganised Sector (NAFUS), it would supplement the inadequate efforts of existing financial institutions, and provide financial and other assistance to the unorganised sector. The report titled Creation of a National Fund for the Unorganised Sector (NAFUS) details the mandate, rationale and function of NAFUS. (Read more at https://ruralindiaonline.org/)
Reports on Financing of Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector & Creation of a...
Reports on Financing of Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector & Creation of a...
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The Memorandum on the Census of British India of 1871-72 was written by Henry Waterfield, a civil servant in the India Office for 44 years. (The India Office was the British government department that supervised the administration of the provinces of British India after 1858.) The Memorandum – which is an introduction to the Census – says that it was the first attempt to gather data related to “whole of India” – British India and the “native feudatory states.” But the information from the native or princely states was only “fairly accurate” and the numbers were “mostly estimates,” so the Census limited itself to what was then British India. Not all the provinces were represented in the Census and the information was gathered at different times, often using different methods. Some of the reports from the provinces were collected six years prior to 1871. The Census surveyed the population based on the categories of age, sex, caste, religion, education, occupation, dwelling, infirmity, nationality, language, and location (rural or urban). It mentioned the incidence of female infanticide, provided detailed information about various castes (from “superior” and “intermediate” to “agricultural” and “labouring”), and gave figures for revenue collected per acre of land and per adult male agriculturalist. In the towns, the Census was executed by the municipal authorities, but in other areas, paid enumerators, chieftans or common people were involved. However, many felt that the government would profit from this exercise and feared that they would be taxed in some way. This Memorandum often compares information gathered in British India to that collected in England and Wales. It sometimes explains statistical variance with certain colonial ideas about “Orientals” (see Factoid 7). On the whole, the document has a colonialist tone – for instance, “the prolific nature of aborigines” (which is meant to explain the higher numbers of tribal children) or “the barbarous habit” of female infanticide.
Memorandum on the Census of British India of 1871-72
Memorandum on the Census of British India of 1871-72
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The National Sample Survey Organsation, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and the State Statistical Bureau of various states have been collecting socio-economic data across several parameters in its various rounds since 1953-54. In 1973-74, the NSSO conducted a full scale survey on morbidity and since then data on morbidity and a second survey on social consumption was carried out in its 42nd Round in 1986-87 and in the 52nd Round between July 1995 and June 1996. The 60th Round between January and June 2004 is a survey of morbidity and healthcare. Socio-economic data collected over these rounds provide valuable insights into the patterns of health expenditure and how health facilities are accessed. This report looks at the status of basic infrastructure and amenities, morbidity and healthcare, immunisation, maternal healthcare and health of the aged. The enquiry on morbidity was conducted with a reference period of 15 days. All spells of ailment suffered by each member of the sample household during the 15 days preceding the date of enquiry, whether or not the patient was hospitalised for treatment, were covered in the surveys. For hospitalised treatment, information was collected for every event of hospitalisation of a member, during the 365 days preceding the date of enquiry.
Select Health Parameters: A Comparative Analysis across the National Sample S...
Select Health Parameters: A Comparative Analysis across the National Sample S...
People's Archive of Rural India
Since 1992, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has been keeping a record of atrocities committed against journalists in India. During this time CPJ has recorded 27 cases of journalists murdered in direct retaliation for their work. More than half of those killed reported regularly on corruption, crime and politics – three beats often closely intertwined. This has created a challenging environment for small-town journalists and those reporting on corruption, who are often more vulnerable to attack and whose legitimacy is questioned when they are threatened or killed. Small-town journalists (even if a handful work for big media) often find themselves alone and abandoned when trouble strikes. In the three case studies this report focuses on – and in CPJ’s list of 27 press murders – it is hard to find a single reporter who was working for an English outlet of a large corporate media house in a big city. An overwhelmed justice system, lack of media solidarity and a culture of impunity only add to the problems, leaving the country’s press vulnerable to threats and attacks. CPJ has found that while it is important for governments to ensure that journalists can safely carry out their work, media organisations play an essential role too, especially in protecting freelancers and local journalists. Apart from highlighting the gap in security, this report includes recommendations for the central government, the Central Bureau of Investigation, state governments, and the media.
Dangerous pursuit: In India, journalists who cover corruption may pay with th...
Dangerous pursuit: In India, journalists who cover corruption may pay with th...
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The Aadhaar Act aims to provide “efficient and transparent” delivery of subsidies, benefits and services to Indian residents by assigning them unique identity numbers. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), set up under this Act, is responsible for helping people ‘enroll’ or sign up for Aadhaar numbers, verifying their identity information, issuing Aadhaar numbers, and authenticating information provided by individuals on the request of public or private entities. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on March 3, 2016, and it became an Act on March 26, 2016. An earlier version, the National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 3, 2010, but withdrawn in March 2016. The UIDAI became a statutory authority after the Aadhaar Act was passed, but it had been functioning as an office attached to the Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog) since 2009. Around 30 petitions challenging the government on different aspects of the Aadhaar Act have reportedly been submitted to the Supreme Court, and the matter will come up for hearing later this year.
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and...
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and...
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This gazetteer, published in 1908, is the first of Angul district in Odisha. It describes various aspects about the district – its economy, society, politics and administrative setup, as well as its history, geography, climate, biodiversity and natural resources. It does so for the district’s two sub-divisions: Angul and the Khondmals. The Marathas, who had maintained half a century of suzerainty over Odisha, surrendered Angul to the British in 1803. Angul’s chief entered into an agreement with the East India Company; he promised to say loyal to it and pay an annual tribute. After a series of rebellions though, the British invaded and occupied Angul in 1848. The district came under direct colonial rule and in 1891 it was merged with the Khondmals. The Bengal District Gazetteers were prepared by British colonial administrators for the districts of Angul, Balasore, Cuttack, Koraput and Puri, and the ‘Feudatory States of Orissa’. After Independence, in 1957, the responsibility of compiling the district gazetteers was transferred from the Centre to the states. In 1999 in Odisha, this responsibility was transferred from the Revenue Department to the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration.
Bengal District Gazetteers: Angul
Bengal District Gazetteers: Angul
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This article from Social Science & Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal, uses the lens of medicine to understand India’s social history. The author examines how different systems of medicine – biomedicine (based on biological or biochemical principles), Ayurveda, Unani, among others – were perceived in mainstream Indian national politics in the first half of the 20th century. Not only did the British colonial state give biomedicine “cultural authority” over indigenous medical systems, but nationalist leaders and later governments did too. This has greatly shaped the contemporary view of medical practices. The article discusses the three main positions (listed in the Factoids) of policy-makers and the influential Indian elite on national healthcare, including the opposing views of former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi. The author uses as his source material the proceedings of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) Legislative Assembly and the published views of national leaders. He concludes that the bias of both the colonial and national governments is the major reason for the “deterioration and decline” of Indian indigenous medical systems.
Systems of medicine n nationalist discourse in india new horizons in medical...
Systems of medicine n nationalist discourse in india new horizons in medical...
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare developed the National Health Accounts (NHA) in 2001–02 to support the governance of health systems and enable the design of more effective health policies. This report provides an estimate of the total health expenditure for 2004-05 (taking into consideration the launch of the National Rural Health Mission in 2005), and gives provisional estimates of the health expenditure from 2005-06 to 2008-09. In the computation of NHA, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) definition of health expenditure was adopted. NHA includes expenditure on inpatient and outpatient care, hospitals, specialty hospitals, health promotion centres, rehabilitative care centres, capital expenditure on health, medical education, and research and training. It excludes expenses on water supply, sanitation, environmental health and the mid-day meal programme.
National Health Accounts 2004-05
National Health Accounts 2004-05
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The Hindu centre for Politics and Public Policy is an offshoot of the Hindu publications group. It aims at promoting research and debates on public institutions delivery and policy frameworks. The report describes the processes – and the politics – that led to the creation of ‘Other Traditional Forest Dwellers’ (OTFDs), which includes forest-dwelling Dalits. The report explores the limitations of the Act, which precludes forest-dwelling Dalit communities from accessing their rights and forest resources. The report also documents movements of resistance by Dalit forest dwellers and Adivasis in Chitrakoot and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh, and Kandhamal district of Odisha. At times, there were conflicts between Dalits and the scheduled tribes (STs); at other times, they came together to fight for their rights. The report suggests amendments to the Forest Rights Act and caste-sensitive strategies that recognise the rights of these communities.
Policy report Report noNo. 17: Narratives of Dalit Inclusion and Exclusion in...
Policy report Report noNo. 17: Narratives of Dalit Inclusion and Exclusion in...
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This article from the Economic and Political Weekly, a peer-reviewed journal, discusses India’s various medical systems and the historical conditions under which allopathy or modern medicine (usually a synonym for ‘western’ medicine) assumed dominance. British rule in India, it says, was responsible for allopathic medicine becoming the backbone of independent India’s health services. The article adds that India’s ruling classes and upper castes advocated the cause of biomedical science because they saw it as a sign of ‘modernisation’. All of this contributed to the entrenchment of three streams of health providers in independent India. The articles lists these as: ‘qualified’ allopathic doctors (who have dominance over the other streams), ‘qualified’ ayurvedic, unani and homeopathic doctors (who have been relegated to a secondary position) and ‘unqualified’ health providers (who sometimes become the mainstay of health services in rural areas).
Medicine, Power and Social Legitimacy: A Socio-Historical Appraisal of Health...
Medicine, Power and Social Legitimacy: A Socio-Historical Appraisal of Health...
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This article from the Economic and Political Weekly, a peer-reviewed journal, examines the political motivations that have historically shaped India’s public health services. It says that while the state was committed to providing healthcare, there were contradictions in its approach, which explain its ineffectiveness. For instance, its ambition could not be matched with its infrastructure and resources, so it relied heavily on foreign aid, which supported mostly techno-centric – and not people-centric – programmes like malaria eradication. It says that the failure of this programme left a huge dent in the India’s commitment to public health.
Political Culture of Health in India: A Historical Perspective
Political Culture of Health in India: A Historical Perspective
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. That same year, the Prime Minister’s Office asked the NCEUS to examine the National Policy on Urban Street Vendors. The policy’s objective was to provide urban street vendors with a supportive environment in which they can earn their livelihoods. After consulting various stakeholders, the Commission recommended a revision of the policy’s implementation mechanisms. The NCEUS noted that the urban poor in most Indian cities worked in the informal sector because of a lack of jobs in rural areas, few employment opportunities in the formal sector, and low levels of education that restricted access to better-paying jobs. As unorganised sector workers, street vendors did not have government-assisted social security.
National Policy on Urban Street Vendors: Report & Recommendations
National Policy on Urban Street Vendors: Report & Recommendations
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The National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health (NCMH) was established in March 2004 to strengthen disease control and primary healthcare in India. Its overall objective was to assess how increased investments in the health sector impact poverty and economic development. In this report, the Commission discusses the economic basis for investing in health and how public financing can be most effectively utilised. It discusses the critical issues plaguing the health sector, such as inequitable access to basic services, inefficiencies in the system, and an absence of patients’ rights. The report states that liberalisation of the economy increased employment opportunities and incomes, thus reducing poverty levels. These developments also introduced changes in lifestyles, increased urbanisation and connectivity, and enhanced access to information. Together, this has had a profound impact on the epidemiologic and health-seeking behaviour of people. The rising demand for health services has revealed the inadequacies of the current healthcare system, both in the public and private domains. It is the responsibility of the government to provide an efficient healthcare system, along with health education, preventive programmes, curative services, and affordable health services for the poor. This report reviews the public and private healthcare systems, and provides policy makers with a framework to improve the funding of public health.
Report of the National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health
Report of the National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health
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The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. This report by the NCEUS recommended a social security scheme for unorganised workers, which would cover minimum benefits such as old age pension, life insurance, maternity benefit, disability benefit (accident compensation), minimum healthcare and sickness benefit. The NCEUS argued that the government needed to move beyond limited social assistance schemes and introduce a full-fledged social security programme for all kinds of workers, especially unorganised workers. The Commission also drafted the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Bill, which forms part two of this report.
Social Security for Unorganised Workers
Social Security for Unorganised Workers
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This article from the Economic and Political Weekly, a peer-reviewed academic journal, traces the history and development of medical science in India, ranging from systems of witchcraft to allopathy. The author also compares the Chinese, Greek and Egyptian systems of medicine to Ayurveda and outlines their similarities. He discusses the growth of modern medicine and the dismal state of the public healthcare system in India. The article concludes that the country’s poor healthcare structure can be attributed to its strong feudal culture, which promoted both rational and irrational medical practices.
From Witchcraft to Allopathy: Uninterrupted Journey of Medical Science
From Witchcraft to Allopathy: Uninterrupted Journey of Medical Science
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The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. This NCEUS report reviews labour laws and social security systems that apply to workers in the unorganised sector. It observes that while existing laws have some provisions for conditions of work for certain workers, there is no comprehensive legal framework for the “basic and minimum conditions of work” for unorganised sector workers. Therefore, it proposes comprehensive and protective laws for agricultural and non-agricultural workers in the unorganised sector that will regulate conditions of work, social security, welfare and livehood promotion. Given the differences in the conditions of work for agricultural and non-agricultural workers, two bills are proposed. The bills also incorporate a National Security Scheme for agricultural labourers and non-agricultural workers in the unorganised sector. In case of disputes over the implementation of the bills, the NCEUS recommends conciliation through resolution instead of bureaucractic and time-consuming legal procedures. The dispute resolution process may involve the participation of workers’ representatives or elected representatives of local bodies.
Report on Comprehensive Legislation for Minimum Conditions of Work and Social...
Report on Comprehensive Legislation for Minimum Conditions of Work and Social...
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare published the first Annual Report to the People on Health in September 2010. The report’s objective was to examine critical macro-level issues related to health, in particular, the constraints faced by the government in providing universal healthcare, and the challenges in the organisation, financing and governance of health services. The report provides information about key health indicators such as life expectancy at birth, infant mortality and maternal mortality, and explains the variation in their numbers in different states. It also provides an overview of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), which was launched in 2005 to revitalise and scale up basic health services in rural areas. Besides this, it discusses the non-availability of skilled healthcare providers and their uneven distribution across the country, and suggests remedies for this problem. Lastly, the report lists key policy issues related to health that, according to the ministry, need to be debated widely and drafted into a new health policy. Some of these issues are increased public investment in healthcare, public-private partnerships in the health sector, access to safe drinking water and sanitation, good quality education for healthcare providers, use of modern technology and technological audits of the sector, rising out-of-pocket expenditure on drugs, reduced emphasis on preventive healthcare, limited participation of community organisations, and investment of the states in primary healthcare.
Anuual report to the people on health
Anuual report to the people on health
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. In this report, the Commission discusses the technological needs of the unorganised sector and makes recommendations to increase the productivity, employment and earnings of the sector’s enterprises and the workers. The report states that more than 94 per cent of enterprises in India are in the unorganised sector, many of them in rural India – micro, khadi and village enterprises such as handlooms, handicrafts, coir, leather, apparel, food processing and retail trade, which contribute over 31 per cent to GDP. The Third All India Census of Small Scale Industries (2001-02) says that more than 85 per cent of the total registered small-scale industry (SSI) units did not have access to technical know-how. The post-liberalisation business environment had become difficult for micro and small enterprises because of increased domestic and international competition. They were not prepared for the ensuing challenges. This report highlights the consequent issues, including low incomes, inadequate credit, low education levels, a lack of training, difficulties in procuring materials, logistics and low sales margins. It lists recommendations to overcome each of these challenges, with a focus on improving the overall efficiency of the sector.
A Report on Technology Upgradation for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector:...
A Report on Technology Upgradation for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector:...
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The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up in 2004 by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. Its mandate was to increase the productivity of enterprises in the unorganised sector and create large-scale employment, particularly in rural areas. This report highlights, through surveys and data analysis, the problems faced by marginal and small farmers and their households. It also mentions the agrarian policies of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government (1998-2004) and provides a brief history of government initiatives for the development of marginal and small farming in India. The report discusses programmes that can improve the condition of small and marginal farmers and focuses on possible solutions.
A Special Programme for Marginal and Small Farmers
A Special Programme for Marginal and Small Farmers
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Food Security Act, 2013, is an Act of the Parliament of India that became a law on September 12, 2013. It converts into legal entitlements existing food security programmes of the Government of India, including the Midday Meal Scheme, the Integrated Child Development Services and the Public Distribution System. The Act seeks to provide food and nutritional security to the poor at affordable prices. It guarantees subsidised foodgrains to around two-thirds of India’s population, covering 75 per cent of rural households and 50 per cent of urban households. As per the provisions of the Act, eligible households have the right to purchase five kilograms of grains per individual per month at a fixed price – rice at Rs. 3 a kilo, wheat at Rs. 2 per kilo and coarse cereals at Rs. 1 a kilo. The Act also focuses on the nutritional needs of children, pregnant women and young mothers, guaranteeing them free meals daily. It aims to give more authority to women by considering them the head of their households, especially when ration cards are issued through the Public Distribution System. The Act mentions methods of implementation and imposes penalties on the authorities in case of a failure to comply.
National Food Security Act 2013
National Food Security Act 2013
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was set up by the Government of India as an advisory body and a watchdog for the informal sector. In the report titled Financing of Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector, the Commission found that the decline in the credit flow to small-scale industries continued unabated. Non-farm unorganised sector enterprises received only 5-6 per cent of the total institutional credit, despite contributing 30 per cent to GDP. The reasons for this included easy accessibility to non-institutional creditors like moneylenders and the high incidence of non-performing assets (which discouraged banks from giving credit). The NCEUS recommended measures to improve access to finance, including revising the priority sector guidelines to focus on lending to sectors in need, strengthening micro-financing, making available multi-purpose credit cards to self-employed persons, and ensuring better coordination among development agencies. Considering the urgent need for credit and developmental support in the unorganised sector, and given the limitations of institutions like the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the Commission felt the need for an exclusive, national-level financial institution. Called the National Fund for Unorganised Sector (NAFUS), it would supplement the inadequate efforts of existing financial institutions, and provide financial and other assistance to the unorganised sector. The report titled Creation of a National Fund for the Unorganised Sector (NAFUS) details the mandate, rationale and function of NAFUS. (Read more at https://ruralindiaonline.org/)
Reports on Financing of Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector & Creation of a...
Reports on Financing of Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector & Creation of a...
People's Archive of Rural India
The Memorandum on the Census of British India of 1871-72 was written by Henry Waterfield, a civil servant in the India Office for 44 years. (The India Office was the British government department that supervised the administration of the provinces of British India after 1858.) The Memorandum – which is an introduction to the Census – says that it was the first attempt to gather data related to “whole of India” – British India and the “native feudatory states.” But the information from the native or princely states was only “fairly accurate” and the numbers were “mostly estimates,” so the Census limited itself to what was then British India. Not all the provinces were represented in the Census and the information was gathered at different times, often using different methods. Some of the reports from the provinces were collected six years prior to 1871. The Census surveyed the population based on the categories of age, sex, caste, religion, education, occupation, dwelling, infirmity, nationality, language, and location (rural or urban). It mentioned the incidence of female infanticide, provided detailed information about various castes (from “superior” and “intermediate” to “agricultural” and “labouring”), and gave figures for revenue collected per acre of land and per adult male agriculturalist. In the towns, the Census was executed by the municipal authorities, but in other areas, paid enumerators, chieftans or common people were involved. However, many felt that the government would profit from this exercise and feared that they would be taxed in some way. This Memorandum often compares information gathered in British India to that collected in England and Wales. It sometimes explains statistical variance with certain colonial ideas about “Orientals” (see Factoid 7). On the whole, the document has a colonialist tone – for instance, “the prolific nature of aborigines” (which is meant to explain the higher numbers of tribal children) or “the barbarous habit” of female infanticide.
Memorandum on the Census of British India of 1871-72
Memorandum on the Census of British India of 1871-72
People's Archive of Rural India
The National Sample Survey Organsation, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and the State Statistical Bureau of various states have been collecting socio-economic data across several parameters in its various rounds since 1953-54. In 1973-74, the NSSO conducted a full scale survey on morbidity and since then data on morbidity and a second survey on social consumption was carried out in its 42nd Round in 1986-87 and in the 52nd Round between July 1995 and June 1996. The 60th Round between January and June 2004 is a survey of morbidity and healthcare. Socio-economic data collected over these rounds provide valuable insights into the patterns of health expenditure and how health facilities are accessed. This report looks at the status of basic infrastructure and amenities, morbidity and healthcare, immunisation, maternal healthcare and health of the aged. The enquiry on morbidity was conducted with a reference period of 15 days. All spells of ailment suffered by each member of the sample household during the 15 days preceding the date of enquiry, whether or not the patient was hospitalised for treatment, were covered in the surveys. For hospitalised treatment, information was collected for every event of hospitalisation of a member, during the 365 days preceding the date of enquiry.
Select Health Parameters: A Comparative Analysis across the National Sample S...
Select Health Parameters: A Comparative Analysis across the National Sample S...
People's Archive of Rural India
Since 1992, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has been keeping a record of atrocities committed against journalists in India. During this time CPJ has recorded 27 cases of journalists murdered in direct retaliation for their work. More than half of those killed reported regularly on corruption, crime and politics – three beats often closely intertwined. This has created a challenging environment for small-town journalists and those reporting on corruption, who are often more vulnerable to attack and whose legitimacy is questioned when they are threatened or killed. Small-town journalists (even if a handful work for big media) often find themselves alone and abandoned when trouble strikes. In the three case studies this report focuses on – and in CPJ’s list of 27 press murders – it is hard to find a single reporter who was working for an English outlet of a large corporate media house in a big city. An overwhelmed justice system, lack of media solidarity and a culture of impunity only add to the problems, leaving the country’s press vulnerable to threats and attacks. CPJ has found that while it is important for governments to ensure that journalists can safely carry out their work, media organisations play an essential role too, especially in protecting freelancers and local journalists. Apart from highlighting the gap in security, this report includes recommendations for the central government, the Central Bureau of Investigation, state governments, and the media.
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Dangerous pursuit: In India, journalists who cover corruption may pay with th...
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National Policy on Urban Street Vendors: Report & Recommendations
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Report of the National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health
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Social Security for Unorganised Workers
From Witchcraft to Allopathy: Uninterrupted Journey of Medical Science
From Witchcraft to Allopathy: Uninterrupted Journey of Medical Science
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Report on Comprehensive Legislation for Minimum Conditions of Work and Social...
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A Report on Technology Upgradation for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector:...
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A Special Programme for Marginal and Small Farmers
A Special Programme for Marginal and Small Farmers
National Food Security Act 2013
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Memorandum on the Census of British India of 1871-72
Memorandum on the Census of British India of 1871-72
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Select Health Parameters: A Comparative Analysis across the National Sample S...
Dangerous pursuit: In India, journalists who cover corruption may pay with th...
Dangerous pursuit: In India, journalists who cover corruption may pay with th...