Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana – Mid Term Appraisal :Sandeepan Features of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana…
PM Fasal Bima Yojna-Mid Term Review
Dysfunctional Parliament :Sandeepan Need of a Parliament Civil society in India has a large number of organisations- the media, social associations, neighbourhood groups, all kinds of professional lobbies, non-governmental and non-profit organisations, philanthropic bodies, social and political movements and trade unions where each claim to represent the interest of their members. But political representatives…
NAM-striving for relevance
NAM-striving for relevance In a significant move, Indian PM did not attend 17th Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit which was held in Venezuela recently. The only other time when an Indian Prime Minister stayed home was in 1979, when the historic Havana summit took place. Prime Minister Charan Singh’s absence, however, had nothing to do…
Indian Demographic Dividend-Should be a boon not bane
Indian Demographic Dividend-Should be a boon not bane Why we need to convert Quantitative Dividend to Qualitative Dividend: India’s biggest challenge remains having a young population that is unemployable due to lack of skills. As much as 50 per cent of the population is below 27 years and 700 million in this age group will…
UNICEF Report on Child Refugees
UNICEF Report on Child Refugees As per UNICEF Report Children accounted for nearly half of all refugees, with the number of child refugees having doubled in the decade. About one in three children who live outside their country of birth is a refugee. The much smaller ratio of displacement for adults — less than…
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016 The Parliament has passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016. The bill repeals Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act of 1995. The bill comprehensively covers a whole spectrum of problems from physical disabilities to mental illness and multiple disabilities under…
Demonetisation -A gamble or panacea
Demonetisation -A gamble or panacea The demonetisation is an attempt to eliminate black money besides countering the phenomenon of counterfeit currency. The govt. also declared that it is also for switching to digital transactions. Though demonetisation effect can’t be known in short term but its yardsticks can be decided beforehand for evaluation. Money disappearance:…
Prevention of Corruption Act, amendment bill (Criticism)
Prevention of Corruption Act, amendment bill (Criticism) The flaws in the bill The bill dilutes and defeats the entire point of anti-corruption legislation in many ways. The bill proposes to narrow down the existing definition of corruption, increase the burden of proof necessary for punishing the corrupt thereby making things more difficult for whistle-blower and…
The Black economy
The Black economy The money which is earned by evading taxes is termed as black money. The people who resorted to black money have been penalised by 25-50% due to demonetisation. But, they will soon find ways to use the new currency illegally. Hence, now is the need for policy which sets higher vision to…
Fiscal Policy ,Explained
Fiscal Policy ,Explained What is Fiscal Policy? Fiscal policy is the means by which a government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nation’s economy. It is that part of the government policy which is concerned with raising revenue through taxation and deciding on the amount and purpose of…