Economy

Sri Lanka government to develop rural access roads

Sri Lankan government announce that it has launched a project funded by the Asian Development Bank to develop rural access roads and improve the livelihood of the rural masses. ADB funds were provided by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. The project to be implemented in the Ratnapura, Badulla and Monaragala districts aims to improve the quality of life of about 2,500 poor families in rural areas.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2008
Colombo Page (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Rural Roads, Rural Development, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Economy

MP gets maximum amount under Vaidyanathan Package

Madhya Pradesh has received Rs 600 crore, a handsome amount under the package of Vaidyanathan Committee set up for revival of cooperative credit societies. This amount is maximum in the country. This is because recommendations of Vaidyanathan Committee are being implemented most effectively in Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh was the first state in the country to accept Vaidyanathan Committee recommendations.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2008
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Anti-Poverty Programmes, Cooperatives, India, Madhya Pradesh
People

Subaltern blues

The Constitution assures tribals of protection against exploitation, respect for their tradition and heritage, and assistance for the improvement of their socio-economic and educational status. And yet they happen to be the most adversely affected ethnic group. They have suffered on account of the development projects. To them, development is synonymous with deprivation.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2008
Biswanath Ghosh
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Development, Displacement, Tribals, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Unemployment, India
Food Policy

Food adviser calls it hidden hunger'

Food adviser calls it

Publication Date: 
04/04/2008
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Prices, Food Supply, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Bangladesh, Food Security
Economy

Microcredit Raises Hopes For India's Farm Widows

Microcredit Raises Hopes For India's Farm Widows INDIA: April 3, 2008 SUNNA, India - Savita Jiddewar is a rare success story on the cotton fields of central India, the epicentre of an agrarian crisis that has seen 150,000 farmers commit suicide since 1997 because they could not pay back loans. Her home stands out strikingly in this small village of dirt lanes and pale blue brick houses. She has a television set, a DVD player and a comfortable sofa. A mobile phone rings intermittently and the aroma of cooking wafts from the kitchen.

Publication Date: 
03/04/2008
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Agriculture, Development, Women, Anti-Poverty Programmes, India, Maharashtra
Economy

Loopholes of loan waiver

Though the Union Budget was hailed as being farmer-friendly, a closer scrutiny reveals that it gives much less to villagers and the weaker sections of society than what appears at first glance. The media was quick to highlight the loan waiver for small farmers but it chose to ignore the fact that the budget for the crucial rural employment guarantee scheme had not been raised to any significant extent despite its expansion from 330 to 596 districts. (April 2008)

Publication Date: 
01/04/2008
Bharat Dogra
Civil Society
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Agriculture, Farmers, Finance, Services, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Government Of India (GOI), India
Water Resources

Sustaining rural livelihoods in fragile environments : Resource endowments and policy interventions

This paper is set in the context of a larger development policy debate pertaining to regional inequalities in India. Historically some regions had experienced agricultural prosperity due to their resource endowments especially water. The complementarity between modern inputs and water has boosted the public investments in these regions in order to achieve food self-sufficiency.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2008
V. Ratna Reddy, M. Gopinath Reddy, Y.V. Malla Reddy & et al
Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics
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Tags:
Land Ownership, Common Property Resources, Agriculture, Livestock, Water Management, Irrigation, Watershed Development, Finance, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Public Participation, Andhra Pradesh, Anantapur (D)

Ibobi stresses on proper implementation of NREGS

Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh has stressed on proper implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), which was launched in all nine districts of the state.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2008
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Anti-Poverty Programmes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Unemployment, Manipur

 Forgotten people: Chambal's Bor Khedi villagers are still called the criminal tribe

GOVINDSAMY AGORAMOORTHY In January this year I visited the Rajasthan part of the Chambal valley to study a water resources management project implemented by the

Publication Date: 
30/03/2008
Down to Earth
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Ravines, Agriculture, Chambal, Water Management, Irrigation, Tribals, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, NGO, India, Rajasthan, Rural Poverty

Rahul finds few aware of NREGA in Karnataka

Just when everybody thought he would zoom away in his bullet-proof BMW, Rahul Gandhi walked towards the side of the road

Publication Date: 
28/03/2008
Business Standard
Tags:
Anti-Poverty Programmes, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Unemployment, Karnataka

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