Scope for manual earth work like digging of canals is limited in cities. An urban MGNREGA might not provide employment and create assets as it’s expected to.
The Covid crisis must help change the anti-urban mindset that investment in urban infrastructure and services improvement will make cities more ‘attractive’ for rural migrants.
Modi's video conference with sarpanchs puts gram panchayats in the news. But it's their work among migrants and against Covid that should take the spotlight.
A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.
Based on inflation figures for the last three months, RBI is expected to look for confirmatory evidence that can mark the beginning of a sustained decline in core inflation.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
The article does not state who came up with this great idea of Urban MGNREGA. If it is the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea, I would say that he is the worst populist politician after UPA. Indira Gandhi spoke lot of populism and spoke of Garibi Hatao. She did not spend anything to follow as she had no clue about eradication of poverty. UPA found a way of drainign the treasury by distributing largess through MGNREGA. Now, Modi has to do better than UPA. I am sorry to note that the originality of thinking which prevailed in Modi 1.0 has been lost. Now, BJP is no different from Congress. Little wonder that India has no money for defence upgradation while the enemy is standing at the gate.
Ila ma’am has argued well. However, it would be great to know what she’d suggest to address the collapse of incomes of urban poor. In her earlier videos ma’am has suggested that getting people out to work and spend safely is the best stimulus there is. Seems like vaccine is atleast 6 months away, what do we do?
The article does not state who came up with this great idea of Urban MGNREGA. If it is the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea, I would say that he is the worst populist politician after UPA. Indira Gandhi spoke lot of populism and spoke of Garibi Hatao. She did not spend anything to follow as she had no clue about eradication of poverty. UPA found a way of drainign the treasury by distributing largess through MGNREGA. Now, Modi has to do better than UPA. I am sorry to note that the originality of thinking which prevailed in Modi 1.0 has been lost. Now, BJP is no different from Congress. Little wonder that India has no money for defence upgradation while the enemy is standing at the gate.
Ila ma’am has argued well. However, it would be great to know what she’d suggest to address the collapse of incomes of urban poor. In her earlier videos ma’am has suggested that getting people out to work and spend safely is the best stimulus there is. Seems like vaccine is atleast 6 months away, what do we do?