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Right to Food activists warn that a humanitarian crisis will erupt People without ration cards have again been left out of the safety net provided by the second round of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), announced by the Centre on Friday to provide free food grains for 81 crore ration card holders in May and June. Last year, the Aatmanirbhar scheme was announced to bridge that gap, and provided free food grain to more than 2.7 crore people without ration cards, out of an initial target of 8 crore people. Asked whether a similar scheme would be implemented this year, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said that the ration card portability scheme and new enrolments under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) would help to mitigate the situation instead. However, Right to Food activists warn that a humanitarian crisis will erupt unless free food grain is also provided for the most vulnerable population who still do not have ration cards. ....
April 13, 2021 The second wave of Covid-19 in India has thrown up alarming statistics over the past week, with over 145,000 new infections and 794 deaths reported on Saturday (April 10) alone. While states like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Gujarat have been recording high infection numbers for a few weeks, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh reported their biggest single-day jumps in cases over the past few days. In many places, hospitals have run out of beds and states have run out of vaccines. But the biggest fear for a vast section of India’s population is not the virus at all. For working-class Indians, particularly daily-wage earners, informal workers, and the urban poor, the scariest part of this second wave is the possibility of another lockdown. ....
Indians fear lockdowns more than Covid-19. How prepared are governments to avert a crisis this time? As a second wave hits India, city officials dismissed the need to make plans to avoid food distress among migrant workers. 15 hours ago An image from April 2020: A daily wage labourer stood in a queue for free food at a construction site where activity has been halted due to the lockdown in Delhi. | Reuters/ Adnan Abidi The second wave of Covid-19 in India has thrown up alarming statistics over the past week, with over 1.45 lakh new infections and 794 deaths reported on Saturday alone. While states like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat have been recording high infection numbers for a few weeks, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh reported their biggest single-day jumps in cases on Sunday. In many places, hospitals have run out of beds and states have run out of vaccines. ....