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Welfare Of Disabled, Aged and Others: Enactments, Policies, Institutions and Schemes Vulnerable groups are those groups of Society which would be susceptible under any unfavourable situations such as where the adults are not capable to provide a satisfactory living for the household due to Health issues like disability, illness, age or some … Read more
Assessment of the Growth experience: POVERTY and Unemployment Poverty and unemployment are closely related High poverty has a multiplier effect on Quality Of Life, deprivation, Malnutrition, illiteracy and low Human resource development. Read morePoverty and Unemployment
White Revolution IN INDIA The package programme adopted to increase the production of milk is known as White Revolution in India. The White Revolution in India occurred in 1970, when the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was established to organize the dairy development through the co-operative societies. Varghese Kuerin was the father of White … Read more
National and state SC/ST commission National SC commission National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is an Indian constitutional body established with a view to provide safeguards against the exploitation of Scheduled Castes to promote and protect their social, educational, economic and cultural interests, special provisions were made in the Constitution. Functions To … Read more
Bodies Constituted, Policies, Programmes and Schemes for welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is the nodal Ministry to oversee the interests of the Scheduled Castes. Though the primary responsibility for promotion of interests of the Scheduled Castes rests with all the Central … Read more
Seva Bhoj Yojana: Providing Nourishment with Dignity Introduction: In a nation where hunger and malnutrition continue to be pressing concerns, the provision of affordable and nutritious food is a fundamental pillar of social welfare. Recognizing this need, the Indian government has implemented various schemes aimed at ensuring food security for its citizens. Among these initiatives, … Read more
The Pigovian Tax: A Tool for Balancing Externalities and Market Efficiency Introduction The invisible hand of the market, while often lauded for its efficiency in allocating resources, can sometimes fail to account for the full costs and benefits of economic activities. This failure arises from the presence of externalities, which are costs or benefits imposed … Read more
Social reform measures by British Government (1828 to 1857) Hinduism in particular had become a compound of magic, animism, and superstitions. The abominable rites like animal sacrifice and physical torture had replaced the worship of God. The priests exercised an overwhelming and unhealthy influence on the mind of people. The faithful lived in … Read more
Highlights of current year’s union budget and its analysis Highlights of the budget,2019 Income up to Rs 5 lakh exempted from Income tax Standard deduction raised to Rs 50,000 from Rs 40,000 Direct Tax proposals to provide Rs 23,000 cr relief to 3 crore taxpayers Persons with gross income up to Rs 6.50 lakh not … Read more
INFRASTRUCTURE of the country. DISADVANTAGES OF PRIVATIZATION Privatization in spite of the numerous benefits it provides to the state owned enterprises, there is the other side to it as well. Here are the prominent disadvantages of privatization: • Private sector focuses more on profit maximization and less on social objectives unlike public sector that initiates socially viable adjustments in case of … Read more