eye on poll, Govt to give land to landless
New Delhi: With the lok Sabha polls in 2014 in view, the Government is coming out with a new a policy for providing land to the landless. The draft policy was prepared by a task force headed by Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and co-chaired by Tribal Affairs Minister Kishore Chandra Deo. The policy, prepared after the Food Security ordinance, outlines a very clear strategy of creating a large pool of land so that every family’s right to land is fully honoured. Ramesh said the draft policy will be sent to States on Thursday for their consideration.
‘Believe in power of words, not lungs’
New Delhi: lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Wednesday said institutions should not be criticised just for the sake of criticism. “We should believe in the power of words and not in the power of lungs. We must have in depth discussions on divergent issues and there must be a convergence of opinions after thorough deliberations,” she said at award function for the CPA Centennial Year 2011 Essay Competition.
Gadgil slams Centre on Western Ghats
New Delhi: Taking a dig at the Centre on its policy on Western Ghats, renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil on Wednesday said the Environment Ministry is even hesitant to implement the Kasturirangan Panel report, which according to him was a watered down version of his report.