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| Sameer Kochhar, Chairman, Skoch Group, calls UID an 'upside down model' in an interview with Bloomberg- UTV on 30th September 2011.
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“I would urge you to pay urgent attention to end-to-end computerisation of the PDS. We should be in a position to effectively implement the Food Security Bill by the time it becomes an Act of Parliament.” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to states while inaugurating a two-day conference of Chief Secretaries of states and union territories. Quoted in Business Standard on 4th February 2012.
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The farm sector should be divided into four categories - Prabhakar Kulkarni
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Letter from the Editor
They don’t just shout. They go hysterical. Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Prashant Bhushan are the face of hysterical India. Kejriwal and Bedi made a virtue of activism instead of systematic reforms and institution building even while in service. Mere mortals in the same era were putting in the hard work on ushering reforms in railway reservations, tax administration, opening PCOs, issuance of passports and innumerable other such services where there has been a marked reduction in incidence of corruption over the past few decades. ...read more
Columns
P V Indiresan
Tackling Poverty Through PURA
PURA treats a cluster of villages as a unit of development. It also appreciates the problems that governments have in disciplining their staff and proposes that schools and hospitals be run on the PPP model, writes P V Indiresan ...read more
N C Saxena
Some Random Thoughts on Employment
The argument that more young people are now attending educational institutions cannot explain why there are still 40 million unemployed people in the country. The only explanation then for an almost stagnant employment situation is simply that not enough jobs are available, writes N C Saxena... read more
S S Tarapore
The Preconditions for Generating
Employment
In any meaningful policy on employment generation, the policy tilt needs to be in favour of the small-scale sector, which generates the most employment, but still gets step-motherly treatment from the authorities as compared with large units, even though they proportionately generate less jobs, says S S Tarapore... read more
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 Despite handling far too many ministries and doing the hatchet job for the government, Kapil Sibal stands out on clarity of thought on each one of the areas that he is handling, be it IT, telecom or the post office system. A report by Team Inclusion . read more |
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Interview
 India Post 2012 and Beyond We are extremely sensitive to the fact that on account of its vast network, good accounting systems and the trust that the postal department enjoys amongst the people, it has immense potential to become an integrated financial services delivery channel for all citizens, says Manjula Prasher, Secretary, Department of Posts, in an exclusive conversation with Dr Gursharan Dhanjal, Editor, Inclusion .. read more
We Must Utilise Technology to its Fullest Potential
The role of public policy is important. It has to identify and ensure those points which support and mutually reinforce each other rather than becoming impediments to the other, says R Chandrashekhar in an exclusive to Chief Editor of Inclusion Sameer Kochhar .. read more
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With 12 million adding to its young labour force every year, India quickly needs to focus on agriculture, manufacturing, services, housing, export growth and ICT to create new employment opportunities, reports Narendra Kaushik. read more
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Key to Financial Inclusion The formation of Self-Help Groups and appointment of business correspondents could go a long way in achieving financial inclusion of sections which remain outside the economic mainstream.. read more |
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Microinsuring the Poor
A large part of India still has no access to structured financial instruments and services, which could help secure them financially, through either savings, credit or insurance. What rural populace needs is an insurance product that covers liability and at the same time provides an opportunity to save systematically, says Yogesh Gupta... read more |
| | All Software & Services are Moving to the Cloud
HP sees cloud computing to be the next growth driver, say HP’s Mohan Krishnan & Anant Sharma It was in late 2009 that Hewlett- Packard came out with the book -- Cloud Computing For Dummies—seeking to dispel notions ... read more
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| | Riding High on the Digital Boom
Canon India sees three main growth drivers: increase in consumption, increase in investments and the increased government stress on improving quality of citizen interface using technology as a strong via media. A report by Team Inclusion... read more
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View from the Field
 Chhindwara: Skilling the UnskilledWhen it comes to skilling youth for employment, Chhindwara has done better than most other districts in the country. Be it road infrastructure, industrial training, skill development or even industry setting up its operations, Chhindwara makes a difference. A field report by Team Inclusion read more
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