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Geeta Devi, IndiaSpend.com

In UP, Centre’s hope to provide safe tap water to all by 2024 may remain a pipe dream

More than half the rural households have functional connections, but for the poor, water remains scarce.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Geeta Devi, IndiaSpend.com
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Meera Devi, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 28, 2022 · 01:30 pm
India’s women farmers are losing jobs and savings despite the boom in agriculture

Since the reverse migration sparked by the 2020 lockdown, farm owners prefer male returnees over female workers.

Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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Geeta Devi, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 11, 2021 · 01:30 pm
Why India should spend more on its rural employment scheme

Although the demand for work under MGNREGS was the highest ever after the lockdown-triggered reverse migration in 2020, the Centre reduced funds for 2021.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Geeta Devi, IndiaSpend.com
· Aug 24, 2021 · 01:30 pm