A Look at India’s Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) Schemes
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) has a history dating back to 1985-86 when it was bifurcated from the Ministry of Welfare.
Category Social Sector
Connecting and Integrating Rural-Urban Development Pathways
India sees challenges as either rural or urban; instead, it needs to address them as part of a continuum
Comrade Sitaram Yechury’s Inspiriting Journey
It is easy for a leader to work with hope when the party is on the rise and things are going well. It is far more difficult to maintain equanimity when the party is in decline. It is not easy to build alliances with those with whom one has ideological differences while maintaining one’s ideology which is contrary to that of the others. As it is, being Left in a capitalist system is difficult at the best of times. Perhaps JNU played a small part in making Sitaram Yechury what he was – an affable democrat who was widely admired.
Sitaram Yechury: A Leader Who Arrived Too Late
Indian communism was at the crossroads in 1992 when the world changed. If Yechury, the communist who got it, had been given leadership then, Indian politics may have had a different trajectory
Teachers Role and Challenges Today
Another Teachers’ Day, and the challenges for teachers and the system of education in India are more than ever before. These are not only micro and macro but also emerging from past mistakes and due to rapid technological changes. Teaching, the mother of all professions, needs to take note and respond urgently.
Decreasing Healthcare Budget Highlights the Ongoing Neglect of Health Services in a Post-Pandemic World
Abhijit Mukhopadhyay Many health experts hoped the pandemic’s aftermath would see a rising focus on basic health infrastructure and result in requisite increases in government expenditure. However, as real-time data and information confirm now, those were just hopes As India…
Need to Protect the Constitution, Not Commemorate Its Demise
Given the reality of an ongoing guerrilla war on democracy and the Constitution, it is ridiculous to nominate one particular date as Constitution Murder Day
Samvidhan Hatya Divas (Day of the murder of the Constitution)!
The government has notified yet another commemorative day for the nation. Most sections of the political class see voters as dumb tools of five-yearly legitimation of their power, and passive prey available for predation the rest of the time.