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Govt. to provide sanitary napkins

Posted on June 3, 2011 by SRRF

Sanitary napkins will now be provided to young girls in rural areas at Re.1 per pack to promote menstrual hygiene in the country, GoI’s Health ministry has approved a Rs 150 crore scheme under NRHM. A pack of six high … Continue reading →

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Poverty Politics

Posted on June 3, 2011 by SRRF

National Advisory Council, with Sonia Gandhi back in the saddle, has been revitalized. It is to play a pivotal role in Govt.’s decision on legislation for Right to Food. Empowered Group of Ministers led by Pranab Mukherjee has asked Planning … Continue reading →

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Medieval Mindset

Posted on June 3, 2011 by SRRF

In yet another incident showing medieval mind-set, a caste panchayat in Khurai town in Sagar disitrict of MP, a woman was forced to undergo `agni pariksha’ to prove that she was not a thief. A woman was alleged by her … Continue reading →

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National Advisory Council deliberates on Food Security Bill

Posted on June 3, 2011 by SRRF

NAC, in its third meeting on Wednesday, has broadly agreed on the need to universalise food subsidy, though it is yet to finalise its recommendations. One of the agreement reached is to provide distribution network to cover at least a … Continue reading →

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Lack of Ownership in Decision making leads to Tragedy like Khajuri Khas

Posted on June 3, 2011 by SRRF

Remember the stampede in a girl’s school in Khajuri Khas last year, which resulted in death of 5 girls and at least 35 with serious injuries. Well the enquiry report is out which mainly points to lack of planning and … Continue reading →

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Insensitivity of Police personnel

Posted on June 2, 2011 by SRRF

Probably most of us would have heard about the incident in which a woman who was hit and chased by a policeman ended up delivering a baby in open. We all must have come across such stories of total insensitivity … Continue reading →

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Child Marriage

Posted on June 2, 2011 by SRRF

As per District Level Household & facility Survey (DLHS) conducted for 2007-08, child marriage continues to be a widely prevalent practice in India. As per the survey of women aged between 20-24, women who had married before 18 years of … Continue reading →

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Missing Children

Posted on June 2, 2011 by SRRF

Delhi seems to be becoming a hub for human trafficking. In first twenty odd days of January itself as many as 117 children have gone missing from Delhi (almost 5 per day). These are the figures as reported to police … Continue reading →

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Time govt stopped foreign funding of Civil Society groups

Posted on June 2, 2011 by SRRF

DNA / R Vaidyanathan / Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:45 IST Among the largest members of the Indian economy is the NGO sector or what is known as the Third Sector or Civil Society (other than government and private) in … Continue reading →

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FCRA 2010 Act has become effective 1st May 2011. Govt has notified the change

Posted on June 2, 2011 by SRRF

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FCRA 2010 Act has become effective 1st May 2011. Govt has notified the change. Copy of the notification is attached. Govt. has made only some minor changes in the Rules, these are as follows: Description of organisation of … Continue reading →

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