CONTEXT Over the last nine years, India has sought to “protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography” through the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). But the act has been in controversy for several …
CONTEXT The COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed millions of livelihoods and led to a sudden and large increase in poverty and a massive disruption of the labour market in India. Women workers, in particular, have borne a disproportionate burden. WIDENING GAP …
CONTEXT The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has left many children orphaned and vulnerable. As a result, social media is flooded with requests to adopt children who have lost their parents in the pandemic. However, before handing over …
About PVTGs In India, tribal population makes up for 8.6% of the total population. Tribal people live in about 15% of the geographical area of the country. Among them some groups are declared as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) based …
About NSAP Launched in 1995, the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a welfare programme being administered by the Ministry of Rural Development. This programme is being implemented in rural areas as well as urban areas. NSAP represents a significant …
NEWS That the situations faced by India’s migrants are not a matter of concern in policy making is quite apparent. CONTEXT With the continuation of the second wave of the pandemic, strict to moderate lockdowns are being imposed again. This …
CONTEXT India is one of the largest welfare states in the world yet, amidst the pandemic of COVID-19, the state failed to provide welfare for its most vulnerable citizens. EFFECT OF PANDEMIC The country witnessed multiple crises: mass inter- and …
About the Act In 2013, the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act was passed broadening the Vishaka guidelines. The Act mandates that every organisation with 10 or more employees set up an Internal Complaints Committee …
About the scheme The Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) was launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It is an extended component of Soil Health Management (SHM) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), National Mission on …
About NFSA The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides for food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices for people to live a life with …