Self-reliance and innovation through affordable rental housing January 18, 2021, 9:30 PM IST
Introduction
The world is facing the pandemic of Covid-19 and India has been at the forefront of the strategic response in the fight against it. A major impact of this crisis was the lockdown of industrial, manufacturing and construction sectors in the country. This naturally resulted in large scale reverse migration of urban migrants and poor swarmed back to the rural areas in the security of their homes. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) rose to the occasion by initiating Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) scheme to address the issue of housing for the workforce through a comprehensive policy push to enable both the Public and Private Entities for their proactive participation in the scheme. The Union Cabinet approved Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) as a sub-scheme of the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana– Urban (PMAY-U). The sche
Seven reasons why India s agriculture sector needs a fresh churn
Seven reasons why India s agriculture sector needs a fresh churn
Indian agriculture is lagging in growth compared with the rest of the economy for decades. Here is why it is time to rewrite the policies to provide fresh impetus to agriculture growth.
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In FY20, agriculture s share of the country s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was just 14.65 per cent. (Representational Image: PTI)
The current stand-off with farmers and the frequent farmers agitations in the past few years reflect an ad-hoc approach to policymaking for such a critical sector that provides jobs to more than 40% of India s total workforce and sustains nearly 70% of its rural population but generates very little income.