Information crucial to examine quotas Caste data hole in first meet on census update Doubts over whether the information would be sought at all
Preparations for the second Socio-Economic Caste Census have begun, but collection of caste-specific data was not discussed at a review meeting held in December, casting doubts over whether the information would be sought at all.
An inter-ministerial committee has been formed with secretaries from the rural development, housing and urban affairs and social justice ministries and officials of the Niti Aayog to oversee the SECC update.
A meeting of the committee was held in December 2020. “The first meeting discussed modalities of data collection and revisiting the deprivation points, inclusion and exclusion criteria. There was no discussion on collection of caste data,” a rural development
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New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar contained the spread of Covid-19 the best. Kerala, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have saved the most lives. Maharashtra has under-performed the most in restricting the spread of cases and in saving lives. These are the conclusions of the Economic Survey 2021 on the relative performance of Indian states during the pandemic.
Making a strong argument in favour of India’s early and stringent lockdown, the annual document on the economic health of the country, which was tabled in Parliament Friday, credited that decision both with India’s success in managing the pandemic and affecting a “V-shaped” economic recovery.
Government ropes in Nabard & Hudco to revive rural housing scheme
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The Rural Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme has managed to spend barely around Rs 10 crore till this week, out of around Rs 50 crore released mid-2019, with roughly 9,000 beneficiaries. It marks a setback for government expectations, evident from the fact that the rural development ministry had earmarked Rs 100 crore for 2020-21.
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(This story originally appeared in on Dec 17, 2020)NEW DELHI: The scheme to provide interest subvention to the rural homeless poor has failed to make a mark with weak response to loans and poor utilisation of funds, prompting the government to seek its revival by roping in two financial institutions with strong rural network.
NEW DELHI: The scheme to provide interest subvention to the rural homeless poor has failed to make a mark with weak response to loans and poor utilisation of funds, prompting the government to seek its revival by roping in two financial institutions with strong rural network.
The Rural Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme has managed to spend barely around Rs 10 crore till this week, out of around Rs 50 crore released mid-2019, with roughly 9,000 beneficiaries. It marks a setback for government expectations, evident from the fact that the rural development ministry had earmarked Rs 100 crore for 2020-21. Sources said the current year allocation is redundant now given the abysmal expenditure.