Category Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being

SUBSTANCE

Rewarding Change: How National Awards Are Shaping Substance Abuse Prevention

The increasing substance abuse situation in India in the 2000s reflected the necessity of a more assertive approach to drug demand-reduction as well as the enforcement measures. In 2004, a national survey conducted by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and UNODC estimated 62.5 million alcohol users, 8.75 million cannabis users, and almost 2 million opiate users with a dependency rate of 17-26%. 

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Assessing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: Progress and Challenges

On 12.05.2012, the Department of Disability Affairs was created under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, to construct policy frameworks for the primary issues of disability, and to serve as a central point of contact for a coordinating role across various stakeholders and organizations at the National/UT's & State level, as well as with Central Ministries and Departments.

Whose Productivity Counts? Gender, Work, and the Menstrual Leave Debate (2026)

Whose Productivity Counts? Gender, Work, and the Menstrual Leave Debate (2026)

Menstrual leaves are formulated to accommodate paid/unpaid leaves for those experiencing extreme symptoms of dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, and other related health problems mark a milestone in the recognition of menstruation as a biological phenomenon that cannot be dismissed as a personal issue. 

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) (2026)

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) (2026)

In 2016, the Govt. of India launched Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana as a part of the Taxation Laws Act 2016 (second amendment). The initial objective of the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana scheme was to ensure tax evaders declare unaccounted money and avoid penalty and criminal prosecution. Through this scheme, the govt. intended to use the deposited black money for the welfare of the poor people.

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