Prime Minister Narendra Modi claims that all villages in India now have access to electricity. But the facts tell us a completely different story. Recent World Bank figures say that around 200 million people in India still lack access to electricity. Our country is the world’s third largest producer and consumer of power, but poor …
Women are paid the most unequally in India, compared to men, when it comes to hourly wages for labour. On average, women are paid 34 per cent less than men, a recent report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found. This gap in wages, known as the gender wage gap, is the highest among …
Gender wage gap highest in India, women are paid 34% less than men: ILO Read More »
Have you ever wondered why reading and writing is such a big deal in school? The first thing that is taught in a school to any kid that starts schooling is to read and to write. From that day on, for the next two decades, students go through a rigmarole revolving reading and writing — tests, exams, assignments, and so on. …
Literacy no longer means knowing how to read, write: Audio visual era Read More »
Ending child labour requires a coming together of efforts, which address a wide spectrum of issues – economic, social, cultural and legal – that contribute to vulnerability and enable abuses. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions. It is nonetheless possible to identify some overarching regional policy priorities. Expand access to free, quality public education Education helps …
The Terms of Reference of Finance Commissions have expanded over the years, but concerns arising out of gender inequality have never been a part of ToR. This has happened in spite of the growing realization that it is necessary to deal with gender inequality issues with respect to fiscal decentralization Asymmetry in revenue and expenditure …
Making fiscal transfers gender specific is important. Here’s why Read More »
