Spadework for population law begins
The New Indian Express, February 15, 2020
The New Indian Express, February 15, 2020
After the government’s top think tank Niti Aayog, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has now begun the spadework on a possible central legislation on population stabilisation.
Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries to get upto Rs 15 lakh aid under RAN scheme
Business Today, February 12, 2020
Business Today, February 12, 2020
Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries not covered under various packages of the insurance programme and requiring high-cost treatment will be able to get financial assistance of up to Rs 15 lakh under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) scheme, an office memorandum said.
In the biggest reform ever MEA gets overhauled
The Financial Express, February 02, 2020
The Financial Express, February 02, 2020
The major revamp of the structure will change departments and reporting structure which will empower seven different Additional Secretaries who will focus on long term solutions rather than fire-fighting.
COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM
- Why India’s states are antsy about money
Livemint, February 19, 2020 - Now, a green fund
The Pioneer, February 19, 2020 - Niti Aayog falls short of expectations
National Herald, February 17, 2020 - Centre, state tax officers to share taxpayers information to tighten enforcement
Livemint, February 06, 2020
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
- Lateral entry, biometric attendance won’t fix Modi’s bureaucracy issue. Reinvest in the state
The Print, February 28, 2020 - Why ‘one nation, one service’ may not suit India
The Hindu Businessline, February 27, 2020 - Civil Services: A less than fair assessment
The Wire, February 26, 2020 - The Civil Services Are an Integral Part of India’s Growth Story
The Wire, February 25, 2020 - Over Rs 238 crore budget for Personnel Ministry to train bureaucrats in India and abroad
The Economic Times, February 01, 2020
RURAL ECONOMY
- Food inflation – what is driving it?
The Nation, February 26, 2020 - The war against MGNREGA continues
Observer Research Foundation, February 24, 2020 - By making crop insurance optional for farmers, has the Centre effectively ended the scheme?
The Wire, February 21, 2020 - Giving PM-KISAN the multiplier effect
The Hindu Businessline, February 13, 2020
JOBS & SKILLS
- The key to better jobs
Forbes India, February 24, 2020 - India must focus on skill-based education
The Hindu Businessline, February 14, 2020 - 16.61 lakh Candidates trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna placed till now
Times Now News, February 12, 2020
EDUCATION REFORMS
- Creating world class talent in India
The New Indian Express, February 22, 2020 - NEP in works again: Rollout delay likely
The Pioneer, February 22, 2020 - What ails school education
The New Indian Express, February 17, 2020 - Inequality begins at five: Kids enter school with cognitive deficit. Focussed pre-primary education programmes can correct this
The Times of India, February 14, 2020 - The public school possibility
The Hindu, February 06, 2020
ECONOMIC REFORMS
- The biggest reform needed to fix Indian economy is not economic but Judicial
The Times of India, February 27, 2020 - India is now the world’s 5th largest economy
World Economic Forum, February 19, 2020 - Strategies for innovation
The Economic Times, February 13, 2020
