Page-5 of GS-II: Social Justice

Jan Aushadhi Scheme

The Jan Aushadhi Scheme (Public Medicine Scheme) is a direct market intervention scheme of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers {not health ministry}. Its aim...

April 15, 2016

Mohalla Clinics in Delhi

Provision of primary healthcare system has been a big challenge in Indian healthcare system. The need for a functioning primary healthcare system, which can be accessible within a...

March 2, 2016

Debate on injectable contraceptives for women in India

In December 2015, the Indian government has announced to introduce injectable contraceptives for women in the public health system and family welfare programme. The first phase will be...

February 16, 2016

Right to Education and No Detention Policy

On 31 December, 2015, a Centre-appointment panel, led by Rajasthan education minister Vasudev Devnani, has recommended revocation of the ‘no-detention policy’. Here is a backgrounder on the issue. What...

January 17, 2016

Schedule H, Schedule X and Schedule H1 Drugs

In January 2015, the Pharmacy Council of India has published the new Pharmacy Practice Regulations 2015 to regulate pharmacy practice in India. Important provisions are: Drugs can be...

December 25, 2015

Various Issues Around E-Pharmacies in India

The growth of e-commerce platforms in India has introduced the concept of E-pharmacies where the medicines are sold online. The e-pharmacy concept is more prevalent in developed countries....

December 25, 2015

Unemployment in India

There are five sources of employment / unemployment statistics in India viz. NSSO, Economic Census, Employment Market Information Programme of DGET, Registrar General of India and Labour Bureau. ...

December 14, 2015

Types of Unemployment

There are several kinds of unemployment rate as follows. Open Unemployment Open unemployment is a condition in which people have no work to do. They are able to...

December 14, 2015

Concepts Related to Labour Force

Labour Force refers to the number of persons actually working or willing to work. However, workforce refers to the number of persons actually working. Thus, workforce does not...

December 14, 2015

Issues with Calorie Based Model in Poverty Estimation

Average per capita calorie intake has been extensively used to assess the extent of poverty in India. The 1993 Lakadawala Committee used this approach and fixed a threshold...

December 11, 2015

Multidimensional Poverty Index

Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one’s own culture and social organization. The major issue with the...

December 11, 2015

Poverty Line in India

India is home to over one-third of poor people in the world. If we add the poor of Pakistan and Bangladesh into it, we find that almost half...

December 11, 2015