Panchayat in Coimbatore district bags Centre’s award
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Deen Dayal Puraskar for facilities including water supply
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Deen Dayal Puraskar for facilities including water supply
An orchard, bitumen-topped road, improved drinking water supply, efficient waste collection among others were the achievements that made the Government of India sit up, take notice and finally award the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Sashaktikaran Puraskar to Muthugoundenpudur panchayat, near Sulur.
The panchayat with four habitations – Anna Nagar, Mudalipalayam, Kurumbapalayam and Muthugoundenpudur – was ahead of others for long but it progressed further after V.P. Kandhavel became president, said S. Kavitha, Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency.
The Need For Dalit Feminists To Base Their Movement On Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Thought
In the Indian context, Dalit feminism strikes a two-pronged attack on caste and gender. File Photo Aditi Narayani 2021-04-13T19:38:11+05:30 The Need For Dalit Feminists To Base Their Movement On Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Thought outlookindia.com 2021-04-14T08:34:17+05:30
Over the years, feminism has been instrumental in highlighting the differential conditioning that women are subjected to in society. Many structures are placed in the public sphere that negate the inclusion and participation of women in society, thereby side-lining one half of the population.
Since its genesis, the feminist movement has undergone many radical changes and the last three decades have given rise to increased visibility of third world feminist struggles.
Women Emerge As Key Homebuyers In ANAROCK Survey sakshi.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sakshi.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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For 62% women, Indian real estate is the preferred investment asset class for investment, while in contrast 54% men chose it over the stock market, FDs & gold. At least 82% of women respondents will buy a home for end-use, 18% for investment; in contrast, 68% men will buy for end-use & 34% for investment.
Over 70% of women respondents consider this to be an ideal time to buy a property. At least 66% of women respondent home seekers will buy within affordable & mid-segment housing. Most women prefer bigger configurations - 46% favour 3BHKs while 30% are scouting for 2BHKs; 10% also looking for 4BHKs.
The security of physical assets influences 31% of women homebuyers; 28% are attracted by cheaper home loans, 22% by available offers and discounts.
Budget Analysis | Higher spending in pandemic year, but only a few critical schemes gained
A lowdown of the social sector programmes that gained and lost in budget allocation. February 02, 2021 / 01:47 PM IST
The Union government’s expenditure in the COVID-hit fiscal year 2020-21 would likely be 13 percent higher than budgeted due to increased spending on livelihood schemes, direct benefit cash transfers, free rations and fertiliser subsidies. However, spending on key programmes such as the ones meant for child health and welfare, education, sanitation and rural infrastructure suffered big cuts.
Overall, the Union government is set to spend Rs 34.50 lakh crore in the current fiscal against the budgeted Rs 30.42 lakh crore, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced while presenting the budget proposals for the fiscal year 2021-22.