Press Releases Archive

Lok Satta wants NREGS linkage with agriculture

The Lok Satta Party today suggested that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) be extended to cover the crisis-ridden agriculture and allied sectors.

In a media statement, Lok Satta Party Working President D. V. V. S. Varma said that a 42 percent increase in wages in Andhra Pradesh (against 19 percent at the national level) following implementation of the MGNREGS has caused undue hardship to farmers. With agriculture becoming a losing proposition because of the escalation in the costs of cultivation and depressed market prices, a number of farmers in Andhra Pradesh have declared a crop holiday this khariff.

The Union Government, which is planning to tweak the scheme, could link it up with farming and take it up as a pilot project in Andhra Pradesh to provide some relief to farmers and tenants.

Mr. Varma said that the Government should also encourage mechanization of agriculture especially in small holdings.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 20:15

Dr. JP’s tribute to teachers

Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan said today that the credit for enabling millions of young people to realize their potential and make an impact on the nation goes to teachers.

Although battling many handicaps ranging from poor wages to bad infrastructure, the teachers have inspired the youth to emerge out of their obscure origins.
In a message on the eve of Teachers’ Day, Dr. JP said that teachers constitute the only segment of society which is totally free from corruption.
The teachers should continue to provide leadership at a time the people are fighting to reclaim the Republic stolen from them, put an end to corruption, and provide growth opportunities to every child.

Monday, September 5, 2011 - 19:03

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