Rajasthan: As Congress govt begins to implement old pension system, BJP terms it 'vote-bank' politics
Rajasthan: As Congress govt begins to implement old pension system, BJP terms it 'vote-bank' politics

By Madhav Sharma

While government employees in Rajasthan are cheering the reintroduction of the old pension system, the principal opposition party in the state is terming it as a desperate attempt to secure votes not only for the assembly elections which are scheduled next year but also the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.

While government employees in Rajasthan are cheering the reintroduction of the old pension system, the principal opposition party in the state is terming it as a desperate attempt to secure votes not only for the assembly elections which are scheduled next year but also the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.

घर बैठे करें वृद्धा पेंशन योजना के लिए आवेदन
घर बैठे करें वृद्धा पेंशन योजना के लिए आवेदन

By vineet bajpai

What is the Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023 that guarantees work and wages to the state’s adult population?
What is the Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023 that guarantees work and wages to the state’s adult population?

By गाँव कनेक्शन

This Bill states that all the families of the state, urban and rural, will get guaranteed employment of 125 days every year. The old aged, disabled, single women and widows will receive a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 per month. The state is slated to go to assembly polls later this year.

This Bill states that all the families of the state, urban and rural, will get guaranteed employment of 125 days every year. The old aged, disabled, single women and widows will receive a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 per month. The state is slated to go to assembly polls later this year.

Rural Women Make Their Presence Felt in Rural Banks
Rural Women Make Their Presence Felt in Rural Banks

By गाँव कनेक्शन

A little more than half of the 500 million no-frills Jan Dhan accounts opened in India in the past nine years belong to women. Access to banking has enabled rural women to be in charge of their own finances and their children's’ future.

A little more than half of the 500 million no-frills Jan Dhan accounts opened in India in the past nine years belong to women. Access to banking has enabled rural women to be in charge of their own finances and their children's’ future.

An ace footballer who is training village kids to be national-level players
An ace footballer who is training village kids to be national-level players

By Ankit Kumar Singh

Deepak Rawat had hoped his participation in the Santosh Trophy would be enough to get a job. But that didn't happen. So, he put his talent to the next best use – train kids and youths in his village and mould them into national-level players

Deepak Rawat had hoped his participation in the Santosh Trophy would be enough to get a job. But that didn't happen. So, he put his talent to the next best use – train kids and youths in his village and mould them into national-level players

ASHA workers in Bihar on an indefinite strike for close to a month. Here are their demands
ASHA workers in Bihar on an indefinite strike for close to a month. Here are their demands

By Rahul Jha

Due to the strike by 100,000 ASHAs, vaccination activities in the state are affected, and several primary healthcare centres in villages have stopped providing health services.

Due to the strike by 100,000 ASHAs, vaccination activities in the state are affected, and several primary healthcare centres in villages have stopped providing health services.

Towards Gram Swaraj: Gangakhedi village in Jhabua leads with decentralised planning
Towards Gram Swaraj: Gangakhedi village in Jhabua leads with decentralised planning

By Jyotsna Richhariya

Gangakhedi village has recently won the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar 2022 for the collective work done by its residents along with their panchayati raj institutions and community based organisations. Non-profit TRIF is training villagers, including rural women, in decentralised planning and execution of schemes.

Gangakhedi village has recently won the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar 2022 for the collective work done by its residents along with their panchayati raj institutions and community based organisations. Non-profit TRIF is training villagers, including rural women, in decentralised planning and execution of schemes.

A bank account for women is not enough
A bank account for women is not enough

By गाँव कनेक्शन

For greater economic participation of women, we need a gendered approach that encourages women to use services such as insurance, credit, and cashless and mobile financial services

For greater economic participation of women, we need a gendered approach that encourages women to use services such as insurance, credit, and cashless and mobile financial services

Once migrant labourers at brick kilns, women in Lohardaga now farm their land and rear pigs
Once migrant labourers at brick kilns, women in Lohardaga now farm their land and rear pigs

By Manoj Choudhary

After years of moving from place to place looking for an income, women in Lohardaga district of Jharkhand find empowerment in a programme called End Ultra Poverty that is helping them stay home and practise agriculture and animal husbandry.

After years of moving from place to place looking for an income, women in Lohardaga district of Jharkhand find empowerment in a programme called End Ultra Poverty that is helping them stay home and practise agriculture and animal husbandry.

Bihar: ‘We’re being stripped of our powers’ — Mukhiyas Mahapanchayat in Patna on Gandhi Jayanti
Bihar: ‘We’re being stripped of our powers’ — Mukhiyas Mahapanchayat in Patna on Gandhi Jayanti

By Rahul Jha

More than 8,000 mukhiyas are set to march to Patna on October 2 to demand redressal of their grievances, and action on their 19 demands. These village heads claim their powers and authority were being eroded by the government.

More than 8,000 mukhiyas are set to march to Patna on October 2 to demand redressal of their grievances, and action on their 19 demands. These village heads claim their powers and authority were being eroded by the government.

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