Tag: Anganwadi
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Women in the Informal Sector: A Saga of Constraints and Vulnerabilities
The advent of globalization and marketization has resulted in an emergent trend towards the ‘informalisation’ of the labor market. Policymakers have identified the income-generation potential and the significance of the informal sector as a source of jobs in adverse economic crises. However, the phenomena of globalization and the work sphere cannot be disassociated from their…
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Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana: A Suggestive Approach for Supported Motherhood
By Sanidhya Sadanand Nayak, Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, Bengaluru. Not many in India discuss miscarriages, failed pregnancies or stillbirths, often blaming fate rather than broaching the matter diagnostically. The connection between the ill-health of the woman and the failure of pregnancy is hardly ever noticed, let alone acknowledged. In a country where more than half of…
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Balamrutham Programme: An Overview
By Anjana Mohan, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. A country is born and brought up by its citizens. These citizens are the ones that rule the country and endow upon themselves the burden and struggles of keeping the country perfect for human civilization. Yet, many a times, the protection and provision of basic amenities for its people…