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Legislation

Cabinet clears four Bills piloted by the Ministry of HRD

Kaushiki - May 15, 2012
According to news reports (see here and here), the Cabinet approved four Bills for discussion in Parliament.  The Bills cleared for consideration and passing are: the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010; the National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill, 2010...
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Legislation

An overview of the Sexual Harassment Bill passed by Parliament

Kaushiki - March 6, 2013
Recently, the Parliament passed a law that addresses the issue of sexual harassment in the work place.  The Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 7, 2010, drew on the 1997 judgment of the Supreme Court (known as the Vishaka judgment) to codify measures that employers need to take to add...
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Miscellaneous

RTE Act's ban on screening of students not applicable to nursery admission: Delhi High Court

Kaushiki - February 26, 2013
Latest in the string of litigations filed after the enactment of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act), the Delhi High Court ruled that the Act shall not apply to nursery admissions in unaided private schools for the unreserved category of students.  The dec...
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Legislation

Lokpal Bill: Cabinet accepts key suggestions of the Select Committee

Kaushiki - February 5, 2013
In the run up to the Budget session of Parliament, the Cabinet has decided to accept some of the key recommendations of the Select Committee on the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011.  The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha in December 2011, was referred to a Select Committee by the Rajya Sabha. ...
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Policy

Can Aadhaar-enabled cash transfer schemes deliver?

Kaushiki - December 20, 2012
Recently, the government announced that it plans to transfer benefits under various schemes directly into the bank accounts of individual beneficiaries.  Benefits can be the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) wages, scholarships, pensions and health benefits. &nb...
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Legislation

Shortage of doctors may hit rural healthcare delivery

Kaushiki - November 26, 2012
Recently, the Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare submitted its report to the Parliament on the National Commission for Human Resource for Health Bill, 2011.  The objective of the Bill is to “ensure adequate availability of human resources in the health sector in all states&rd...
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Will the changes to the Contract Labour Act benefit workers?

Kaushiki - October 26, 2012
A change in the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 may be in the pipeline.  According to news reports, the government may amend the 1970 Act to safeguard the interest of contract workers.  The proposal is to bring parity between permanent and contractual workers in wages ...
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Implementation hiccups in the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Kaushiki - August 28, 2012
The implementation of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 has run into rough weather.  The Act consolidates eight laws[1] governing the food sector and establishes the Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA) as the regulator.  It requires all food business operators (including small...
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Legislation

Right to Education: the story so far

Kaushiki - August 1, 2012
In India, children between the age group of 6 and 14 years have the fundamental right to free and compulsory education.  This right is implemented through the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act).  The Act is applicable to all categories of schools (govern...
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Legislation

Law prohibiting sexual offences against children sparks controversy over age of consent

Kaushiki - June 13, 2012
The Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act, 2012 was passed by both Houses of Parliament on May 22.  The legislation defines various types of sexual offences against children and provides penalties for such acts. According to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Women and Child ...
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Legislation

B.Tech students from new IITs may not get their degrees on time

Kaushiki - April 29, 2012
The first batch of B.Tech students will pass out in the next couple of months from six new IITs but they will not get their degrees unless Parliament passes an Amendment Bill.  M.Tech students who completed their course in IIT Hyderabad last year have not yet been awarded their degrees. The Ins...
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Miscellaneous

Supreme Court upholds 25% reservation in private schools

Kaushiki - April 14, 2012
In a landmark judgment on April 12, 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the provision in the Right to Education Act, 2009 that makes it mandatory for all schools (government and private) except private, unaided minority schools to reserve 25% of their seats for children bel...
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Legislation

Lok Pal Bill: The Standing Committee's Views

Kaushiki - December 18, 2011
There are indications that the Lok Pal Bill, 2011 is likely to be taken up for consideration and passing during the current Winter session of Parliament.  The Bill was introduced on Aug 4, 2011 in the Lok Sabha after a prolonged agitation led by Anna Hazare (see PRS analysis of the Bill). ...
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Standing Committee's recommendations on the Whistleblower's Bill

Kaushiki - June 17, 2011
The government is considering a number of measures to tackle corruption such as the formation of the office of the Lokpal or Ombudsman to investigate corruption cases, the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 that requires judges to declare their assets, lays down enforceable standards o...
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Legislation

NAC's Draft Food Security Bill: A Hit or Miss?

Kaushiki - June 13, 2011
On June 3, 2011, the National Advisory Council (NAC) posted the draft of the National Food Security Bill on its website and has asked for public feed back on the Bill by June 12, 2011. Key Features of the Draft National Food Security Bill, 2011 -         ...
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Miscellaneous

The Lok Pal story

Kaushiki - April 18, 2011
This article was published in the Indian Express on April 8, 2011 Dodging the Drafts By Kaushiki Sanyal and C.V. Madhukar Social activist, Anna Hazare’s fast unto death for the enactment of a strong Lok Pal Bill has provided an impetus to examine not only the Bill proposed by civil soci...
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Legislation

FAQ: What is Lok Pal Bill? Why the ruckus over it?

Kaushiki - April 7, 2011
The Lok Pal (anti-corruption body) Bill has generated widespread interest in the past few days. The Bill is an attempt by the government, under massive pressure due to corruption charges, to gain some of its lost ground. However, civil rights activists, including Anna Hazare, Swami Agnivesh, Kira...
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Miscellaneous

Do we need the MPLAD Scheme

Kaushiki - March 9, 2011
Bihar became the first state to scrap the MLA Local Area Development Fund scheme (MLALAD).  According to news reports, Nitish Kumar, Bihar’s Chief Minister, is planning to replace it with the CM Area Development Programme, which would be implemented at the District level.  The scheme...
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Parliament

Are measures to minimize conflict of interest of MPs adequate?

Kaushiki - December 21, 2010
In India, one of the common threads that run through many of the corruption scandals is the issue of conflict of interest i.e. public officials taking policy decisions based on their personal interest.  For example, Shashi Tharoor in the IPL controversy or Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Housing Soc...
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Legislation

Land Acquisition: Public realm, private gain

Kaushiki - September 8, 2010
One of the most politically contentious issues in recent times has been the government’s right to acquire land for ‘public purpose’.  Increasingly, farmers are refusing to part with their land without adequate compensation, the most recent example being the agitation in Uttar ...
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Legislation

An Analysis of the Deferred Educational Tribunals Bill, 2010

Kaushiki - September 7, 2010
Given India’s anti-defection laws, the Educational Tribunals Bill, 2010 should have sailed through smoothly in the Rajya Sabha.  The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on August 26 in spite of opposition from many MPs who raised a number of pertinent issues. However, in a surprising turn of...
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Miscellaneous

Honour Killings: Are we prepared to tackle the problem?

Kaushiki - July 13, 2010
The issue of honour killing grabbed headlines with the death of Nirupama Pathak, a Delhi-based journalist, who was alleged to have been killed by her family because she was pregnant and was planning to marry a person outside her caste.  This was followed by two more cases of suspected honour ki...
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Legislation

Revamping India's Higher Education System

Kaushiki - April 29, 2010
The shortage of skilled man-power is a cause for concern in most sectors in India.  Experts acknowledge that the present higher education system in India is not equipped to address this problem without some changes in the basic structure.  Official records show that the gross enrollment ra...
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Miscellaneous

India commences Census 2011

Kaushiki - April 1, 2010
Census 2011 or the 15th National Census, a gigantic exercise to capture the socio-economic and cultural profile of India’s population, began on April 1, 2010.  India undertakes this exercise every 10 years through the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner in the Ministry...
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Miscellaneous

To eat or not to eat: Bt Brinjal

Kaushiki - February 11, 2010
The row over Bt Brinjal, a genetically modified version of the plant, provoked the government into imposing a moratorium on the commercial cultivation of the plant in India.  The debate has revolved around issues of economic efficacy, human health, consumer choice and farmers’ rights. Jai...
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