Author Archives: SRRF

Child Malnutrition – Need to rethink the strategy and focus more on Adolescent Girls

Posted on January 14, 2013 by SRRF

All of us have seen the figures relating to high prevalence of malnutrition in children in India published on the basis of Hunger and Malnutrition Survey in rural India, HUNGaNA 2010-11. The survey focussed on 100 districts (referred to as … Continue reading →

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Social Enterprises – new face for impacting the Society

Posted on January 9, 2013 by SRRF

Social Enterprises are becoming more and more popular as means of bringing changes in the society. These enterprises work by identifying a social need and provide service on low cost basis. Thus fulfilling a demand and meeting the costs of … Continue reading →

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Sarpanch to be the new face of rural Justice

Posted on January 8, 2013 by SRRF

In 2012 Bihar Govt issued instructions to the Police Dept. not to take up petty complaints, which are supposed to be taken up by Gram Panchayats as identified in the Bihar Panchayati Raj Act 2006. A number of cases of … Continue reading →

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More than 350 million remain without electricity in

Posted on January 5, 2013 by SRRF

Recently Prime Minister announced ‘Power for All’ in 5 years time. Well let us hope the Govt. would be able to keep its promise, as its earlier promises have not kept apace. Today there are still more than 1 lakh … Continue reading →

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Representation to Justice Verma Commission on sexual crime submitted by SRRF

Posted on January 3, 2013 by SRRF

Analysis and suggestions for reducing sexual crimes in the country While giving a snapshot data provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) states that from 1971 (2487) till 2011 (24206), there has been an increase of 873% in registered rapes, … Continue reading →

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CSR Provisions under Clause 135 in Companies Bill passed by Lok Sabha

Posted on December 19, 2012 by SRRF

In a positive development for the Sector, Lok Sabha has passed Companies Bill 2011. The Bill includes provision for a mandatory 2% CSR contribution by the companies. Clause 135 requires that every company which fulfills any of the following criteria … Continue reading →

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Interest on loans – is it commercial activity?

Posted on December 13, 2012 by SRRF

Dear Friends, Greetings from CWS! I have the following query: 1. We are providing drip irrigation kits to farmers wherein there is a subsidy component of 50% from the Agriculture Department, Govt of AP, contribution from farmers and CWS contribution … Continue reading →

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Learnings for Lokpal / Lokayukta Institution

Posted on December 4, 2012 by SRRF

As talks of Lokpal Bill during the current Parliament Session resurface, it is time to look at a study undertaken by researchers at Azimji Premji University’s Law & Governance Initiative, on working of the Karnataka Lokayukta, for important learning about … Continue reading →

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More than 20% increment in High Networth Individuals in India

Posted on December 3, 2012 by SRRF

As per an Asia-Pacific Report released by Merril Lynch, despite the economic slowdown there has been steady increase in High Net Worth Individuals in Asia-Pacific markets.  In India the numbers have risen almost by 21%. A High Net Worth has … Continue reading →

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Bureaucracy becoming more representative

Posted on November 30, 2012 by SRRF

As per a govt publication, representation of SCs/STs has gone up remarkably in various levels of civil service measured over a period of 43 years. SCs Group A Group B Group C Group D 1st Jan 1965 1.64% 2.82% 8.88% … Continue reading →

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