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Farmers protest in India
March 14, 2021
On March 6, the protest movement launched by Indian farmers against the Modi government’s three farm laws marked 100 days of determined struggle. The farmers faced state repression, extreme winter and vicious propaganda in the 100 days of struggle. The Modi government was hoping that the protest movement would not be able to sustain in the long run and slowly fizzle out. But the opposite has happened. Thousands of farmers are still camping on the three main entry points of capital Delhi with their tractors and trolleys. The farmers are determined to continue the protest movement until the Modi government repeals all three farm laws and reduces the prices of electricity, diesel and fertilisers.
Economic Growth Rate, Farmers and Labourers The NITI Ayog has recommended a reduction in food subsidies
According to financial data released by the National Statistical Office on February 26 there has been a slight improvement in the GDP, which grew by 0.4% in the previous quarter, marking the end of the contraction underway since April last.
In the April-June quarter of 2020 the GDP was reported to have shrunk by 23.9% compared to the corresponding quarter of 2019. This shrinkage has now been revised downward to –24.4%. In the July-September quarter the GDP shrank to 7.5% less than the corresponding quarter. Now the latest government data show a growth of 0.4% in the quarter ended December.
Females lag in recovering lost job post pandemic
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Last Updated: Mar 08, 2021, 05:08 PM IST
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Moreover the impact The impact on female employment was relatively more severe in the urban region. The female labour participation rate-FLPR- in urban areas moderated by 25% over the February-December 2020 period, while rural FLPR moderated by 6%, the report said.
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As economic activity slowed during the pandemic, the LPR saw a sharp decline in April 20, although it recovered faster for rural women-now marginally above pre-COVID-19 levels.
Even as the economy opened up post the COVID-19 pandemic induced nation-wide lockdown, there was a slower recovery for the female workforce by December 2020, while men recovered most of the lost jobs. The number of employed women was 20% lower on a year-on-year basis according to a report by J P Morgan Chase.
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