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Dear Reader,
The issue of child trafficking in India is as rampant as it is unaddressed. The number of children illegally traded every year runs into thousands. In a special report, from deep inside Bihar’s Gaya district, Mojo Story narrates the tragedy of three different families whose children went to distant Rajasthan in the hope of rescuing their families from poverty and hunger, never to return.
The mushrooming of coke units, blatantly violating norms instituted by Meghalaya’s Pollution Control Board, in the East Jaintia Hills and West Khasi Hills districts have severely impacted the lives of the residents, with breathlessness and choking becoming their living reality. EastMojo brings you the story in a ground-reported documentary.
What began as a mission to provide a legal identity to equip the citizens and the marginalised to access financial and public services is now turning into a tool for state surveillance and control, The India Forum argues. Laws, the judiciary and civil society have to rigorously red flag and fight cases of abuse if we are to straighten the curve.
The Centre’s effort to enable the 38 crore unorganised sector workers to seamlessly access social welfare and employment benefits through the e-Shram portal has been justifiably lauded. However, India Development Review points out that the effort has been hamstrung by the inability of workers to access the digital portal, and there is an urgent need to strengthen the non-digital infrastructure to overcome the stark digital divide.
And, with just months to go before the Union Budget, Swarajya talks to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in an exclusive interview. The Minister explains government spending, the massive privatisation bid, asset monetisation, the GST, and other critical reforms, needed to steer the Indian economy to a high growth path.
For these and more stories from the grantees this week, please read on.
Warmly,
Sunil Rajshekhar
IPSMF
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