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Over 1.13 crore bank accounts yet to be seeded with Aadhaar numbers under MGNREGS, says Centre

On February 1, the Centre had made it mandatory for all payments under the scheme to be made through an Aadhaar-based payment system.

Scroll Staff
· Aug 08, 2023 · 08:49 pm
These are the gaps the Centre must fill to ensure 100% coverage of welfare beneficiaries

A lack of information and accountability are major hurdles in accessing government schemes.

Nikita Kwatra
· Jul 01, 2022 · 11:30 am
India’s e-Shram portal should offer disaggregated data on migration to aid last-mile welfare

While circular migrants are a visible reality across sectors, their inclusion in the policy and development imagination has so far remained marginal.

Harshita Sinha
· Mar 14, 2022 · 07:30 am

Centre changes election conduct rules days after HC tells EC to provide poll documents to petitioner

Yesterday · 10:24 am
2024 Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation: Read the winning poems

Dec 20, 2024 · 05:30 pm
Bangladesh panel alleges India’s involvement in enforced disappearances during Sheikh Hasina’s rule

2 hours ago
Shirish Patel: The urban planner who looked beyond the vanity of Mumbai’s privileged

Yesterday · 05:30 pm
Backstory 2024: When I trekked two hours in Himachal for an interview

7 hours ago

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How India’s policies on workforce and employment have fared in 2021

While the rules based on the country’s new labour welfare codes are yet to be finalised and implemented, the rural jobs programme remains underfunded.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 28, 2021 · 07:30 pm
Scroll impact: NHRC issues notices to Centre and Jharkhand government after report on pension delays

The authorities have been given six weeks to submit a detailed report.

Aarefa Johari
· Mar 09, 2021 · 03:25 pm
No pensions for five months: How Jharkhand’s poor were left poorer during the pandemic

In one district, pension funds were diverted to make payments under the Centre’s Covid-19 relief package.

Aarefa Johari
· Mar 02, 2021 · 09:00 am

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Dec 15, 2024 · 08:55 am
Eco India, Episode 276: How science and society are turning the tide on environmental crises

Dec 14, 2024 · 03:33 pm
Video: Rajdeep Sardesai explains how hate has captured Indian newsrooms

Dec 12, 2024 · 04:33 pm

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What India can learn from Brazil in providing social protection to its vulnerable citizens

Lessons from the Bolsa Familia conditional cash transfer programme.

Andrés Fortunato
· Nov 06, 2020 · 03:30 pm
In Rajasthan, audit reveals welfare fraud in construction worker benefits

Even online applications have not eliminated the role of middlemen.

Rosamma Thomas
· Oct 25, 2019 · 09:00 am
Social audits are improving the reach of welfare schemes in six of Odisha’s poorest districts

The evaluation process allows beneficiaries to become more involved, report grievances, and furthers awareness about available policies.

Alfie Habershon and Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 02, 2019 · 08:30 pm

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‘Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous’ review: A puff piece with fillings of honesty

Dec 20, 2024 · 02:36 pm
‘Outhouse’ review: A creaky comedy about a missing dog and lonely elders

Dec 20, 2024 · 10:05 am
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ review: Visuals and music lift a sagging plot

Dec 20, 2024 · 09:00 am

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Congress wants to allocate Rs 3 lakh crore for minimum income scheme, says P Chidambaram

The former Union finance minister added that the scheme ‘is eminently doable’ since states will also take a share of the responsibility.

Scroll Staff
· Jan 31, 2019 · 05:01 pm
P Chidambaram interview: Minimum income plan aims to wipe out poverty, MGNREGA had limited objective

On January 28, Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced his party will launch a minimum income guarantee for every poor person.

M Rajshekhar
&
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
· Jan 30, 2019 · 05:30 pm
A lifeline for the poor in Kerala’s Adivasi belt, community kitchens face threat of closure

The State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes claims the facility is not really needed as it only makes Adivasis lazy.

TA Ameerudheen
· Apr 09, 2018 · 09:00 am

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How Zakir Hussain helped bridge the North-South divide in Indian classical music

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The ugly history of Boer prisoner-of-war camps in India

Dec 18, 2024 · 11:30 am
What American steel baron Andrew Carnegie thought of Varanasi and the Taj

Dec 14, 2024 · 11:30 am
After ridiculing him all his life, the Carnatic music world is celebrating MD Ramanathan

Dec 10, 2024 · 11:30 am
How Dutch-ruled Jaffna became a major economic hub in South Asia

Dec 07, 2024 · 11:30 am

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Social Welfare

Over 1.13 crore bank accounts yet to be seeded with Aadhaar numbers under MGNREGS, says Centre

On February 1, the Centre had made it mandatory for all payments under the scheme to be made through an Aadhaar-based payment system.

Scroll Staff · Aug 08, 2023 · 08:49 pm

These are the gaps the Centre must fill to ensure 100% coverage of welfare beneficiaries

A lack of information and accountability are major hurdles in accessing government schemes.

Nikita Kwatra · Jul 01, 2022 · 11:30 am

India’s e-Shram portal should offer disaggregated data on migration to aid last-mile welfare

While circular migrants are a visible reality across sectors, their inclusion in the policy and development imagination has so far remained marginal.

Harshita Sinha · Mar 14, 2022 · 07:30 am

Trending

Centre changes election conduct rules days after HC tells EC to provide poll documents to petitioner

Yesterday · 10:24 am

2024 Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation: Read the winning poems

Dec 20, 2024 · 05:30 pm

Bangladesh panel alleges India’s involvement in enforced disappearances during Sheikh Hasina’s rule

2 hours ago

Shirish Patel: The urban planner who looked beyond the vanity of Mumbai’s privileged

Yesterday · 05:30 pm

Backstory 2024: When I trekked two hours in Himachal for an interview

7 hours ago

How India’s policies on workforce and employment have fared in 2021

While the rules based on the country’s new labour welfare codes are yet to be finalised and implemented, the rural jobs programme remains underfunded.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com · Dec 28, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Scroll impact: NHRC issues notices to Centre and Jharkhand government after report on pension delays

The authorities have been given six weeks to submit a detailed report.

Aarefa Johari · Mar 09, 2021 · 03:25 pm

No pensions for five months: How Jharkhand’s poor were left poorer during the pandemic

In one district, pension funds were diverted to make payments under the Centre’s Covid-19 relief package.

Aarefa Johari · Mar 02, 2021 · 09:00 am

Video

Eco India: A shrinking habitat and overpopulation drive Gir lions into human settlements

4 hours ago

Eco India, Episode 277: When wildlife habitats collide with urbanization, how do we build bridges?

Yesterday · 04:35 pm

Eco India: Why Kolkata faces a severe air quality crisis each winter?

Dec 15, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 276: How science and society are turning the tide on environmental crises

Dec 14, 2024 · 03:33 pm

Video: Rajdeep Sardesai explains how hate has captured Indian newsrooms

Dec 12, 2024 · 04:33 pm

What India can learn from Brazil in providing social protection to its vulnerable citizens

Lessons from the Bolsa Familia conditional cash transfer programme.

Andrés Fortunato · Nov 06, 2020 · 03:30 pm

In Rajasthan, audit reveals welfare fraud in construction worker benefits

Even online applications have not eliminated the role of middlemen.

Rosamma Thomas · Oct 25, 2019 · 09:00 am

Social audits are improving the reach of welfare schemes in six of Odisha’s poorest districts

The evaluation process allows beneficiaries to become more involved, report grievances, and furthers awareness about available policies.

Alfie Habershon and Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com · Sep 02, 2019 · 08:30 pm

The Reel

Start the week with a film: Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ makes a solid case for itself

5 hours ago

‘Viduthalai Part 2’ review: Densely plotted and intense drama’s reach exceeds its grasp

Dec 20, 2024 · 04:01 pm

‘Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous’ review: A puff piece with fillings of honesty

Dec 20, 2024 · 02:36 pm

‘Outhouse’ review: A creaky comedy about a missing dog and lonely elders

Dec 20, 2024 · 10:05 am

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ review: Visuals and music lift a sagging plot

Dec 20, 2024 · 09:00 am

Congress wants to allocate Rs 3 lakh crore for minimum income scheme, says P Chidambaram

The former Union finance minister added that the scheme ‘is eminently doable’ since states will also take a share of the responsibility.

Scroll Staff · Jan 31, 2019 · 05:01 pm

P Chidambaram interview: Minimum income plan aims to wipe out poverty, MGNREGA had limited objective

On January 28, Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced his party will launch a minimum income guarantee for every poor person.

M Rajshekhar & Rohan Venkataramakrishnan · Jan 30, 2019 · 05:30 pm

A lifeline for the poor in Kerala’s Adivasi belt, community kitchens face threat of closure

The State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes claims the facility is not really needed as it only makes Adivasis lazy.

TA Ameerudheen · Apr 09, 2018 · 09:00 am

Magazine

How Zakir Hussain helped bridge the North-South divide in Indian classical music

Yesterday · 11:30 am

The ugly history of Boer prisoner-of-war camps in India

Dec 18, 2024 · 11:30 am

What American steel baron Andrew Carnegie thought of Varanasi and the Taj

Dec 14, 2024 · 11:30 am

After ridiculing him all his life, the Carnatic music world is celebrating MD Ramanathan

Dec 10, 2024 · 11:30 am

How Dutch-ruled Jaffna became a major economic hub in South Asia

Scroll Staff
· Aug 08, 2023 · 08:49 pm

Nikita Kwatra
· Jul 01, 2022 · 11:30 am

Harshita Sinha
· Mar 14, 2022 · 07:30 am

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 28, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Aarefa Johari
· Mar 09, 2021 · 03:25 pm

Aarefa Johari
· Mar 02, 2021 · 09:00 am

Andrés Fortunato
· Nov 06, 2020 · 03:30 pm

Rosamma Thomas
· Oct 25, 2019 · 09:00 am

Alfie Habershon and Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 02, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Scroll Staff
· Jan 31, 2019 · 05:01 pm

M Rajshekhar
&
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
· Jan 30, 2019 · 05:30 pm

TA Ameerudheen
· Apr 09, 2018 · 09:00 am