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Sub-categorisation of OBCs explained: What a Commission has found so far: Indian Express

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Syllabus Reference: GS-II

Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes;

 

Last year, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court reopened the legal debate on sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for reservations and the Centre has extended the tenure of The Commission to Examine Sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) headed by Justice G Rohini, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. The article covers the findings of the commission. Read without fail.

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Despite FM’s emphasis on health in budget speech, the actual allocations are disappointing: Indian Express

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Syllabus Reference: GS-III

Government Budgeting

 

We already know that Healthcare and Health Infrastructure are one of the key pillars of budget 2021-22. Once in a century pandemic has furthered the importance of the health sector for the countries like India. Despite huge emphasis on health in budget, actual allocations are not upto the mark is what article is suggesting. Read it for the complete understanding.

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A year on, mind the gaps in the pandemic response: The Hindu

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Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

 

Analysing the country’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic so far reveals a mixed bag of successes and failures along with a host of unknowns looming ahead, that urgently need to be addressed to both limit damage due to the pandemic and get back to the path of economic and social recovery. India needs to revisit its disease control strategy to ensure a more robust and humane response in similar crises.

 

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