Tag: subsidies

Impact: Power to the people

 
/ April 27, 2015

Power to the People In 2005 the Government of India launched a nation-wide scheme to ensure rural electricity infrastructure and electrification of all households with special provisions and  subsidies for underprivileged households. In this interview, Arti Bai details how a little camera coupled with a lot of determination has successfully...

Leaking subsidies; deprived poor

 
/ January 27, 2015

January 27; Ghariyaband, Chattisgarh In India’s hinterland, corruption related to the ration cards is quite common. For the simple reason that it can help obtain subsidised food grains, people try to get their hands on BPL ration cards, even if they aren’t entitled. This leads to deprivation on the part...

Kerosene Distribution Corrupt, Needy Distressed

 
/ July 25, 2011

In Malegaon, subsidized kerosene meant for the poorest is diverted by the distributors.