Jayanta Bhattacharya, Author at Tatsat Chronicle Magazine

#Budget2024: FM’s seventh budget lacks vision, fails to address structural flaws in India’s economy

July 23, 2024

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman achieved a record on July 23, presenting her seventh consecutive Budget in the Lok Sabha. In another significant development, the Budget assured key allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) that some of their demands will now be

Farmers Protest 2.0: The Bell Tolls For The Government

Jayanta Bhattacharya

February 24, 2024

In Focus

Farmers are protesting again. Just a little over two years after they withdrew their year-long siege on Delhi’s borders following the withdrawal of the three farm laws and assurance provided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through a nationwide, prime-time television address of

Aadhaar-Based Payment System Is Making Life Hard For MGNREGS Workers

Jayanta Bhattacharya

January 29, 2024

Top Story

As directed by the government, payment of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) must be done through an Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS) from January 1, 2024. Under this system, a worker’s Aadhaar number needs to be seeded

Mass Suspension Of MPs Is A Blow To Parliamentary Democracy

Jayanta Bhattacharya

January 4, 2024

Commentary

The old and the new stand, staring silently at each other. Each with its own memories. The rotund—a relic of British rule in India—stands with almost a century of history written within its walls. The deltoid—projected as a modern marvel—stands with history

Trouble Mounts For MGNREGA Despite Government’s Denial

Jayanta Bhattacharya

November 28, 2023

In Focus

Condemning the BJP-led Central government for allegedly not disbursing salaries for MGNREGA workers in Tamil Nadu for nine weeks, Virudhunagar Member of Parliament Manickam Tagore on Sunday said that this has impacted around 91 lakh workers.—The New Indian Express, Monday, October 23,

Hockey India Evading RTI Queries, Citing Exceptions Mentioned In Act

Jayanta Bhattacharya

October 31, 2023

Top Story

Hockey India has refused to share details about expenses related to its award functions over the years and with regard to its CEO’s duties, responsibilities, powers, and remuneration, according to an RTI activist. In his RTI application, lawyer Subhash Chandra Aggrawal included

The MSP Battle Remains Unresolved Even As India’s Greatest Agriculture Scientist Breathed His Last

Jayanta Bhattacharya

October 9, 2023

Top Story

Even as farmer unions are aggressively seeking minimum support price (MSP) as per the recommendation of the Swaminathan Commission, the Union Government has on several occasions claimed to be abiding by its suggestions. The concerns raised by farmers “mainly related to (a)

G20 Summit: The fine art of creating a media vacuum goes global

Jayanta Bhattacharya

September 15, 2023

Top Story

Representatives of the international press corps who converged to cover the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi were content with facilities at the sparkling, sprawling media centre. What they lacked was access to first-hand information. One such journalist from an Asian country

Sex Ratio Declined In 13 States Even As More Money Spent On Publicity

Jayanta Bhattacharya

August 23, 2023

Deep Dive

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), the Central government’s flagship scheme—where a prime objective was to normalise the skewed Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB)—may have been successful in raising awareness, thanks to liberal spending on media and advocacy, but questions remain on its

Human Trafficking: The Alarming Case Of India’s Missing Girls And Women

Jayanta Bhattacharya

August 7, 2023

Top Story

On July 30, India, along with the rest of the world, marked the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The theme for 2023 was ‘Reach Every Victim of Trafficking, Leave No One Behind’. Ironically, just four days earlier, the government stated in

Jayanta Bhattacharya

#Budget2024: FM’s seventh budget lacks vision, fails to address structural flaws in India’s economy

Farmers Protest 2.0: The Bell Tolls For The Government

Aadhaar-Based Payment System Is Making Life Hard For MGNREGS Workers

Mass Suspension Of MPs Is A Blow To Parliamentary Democracy

Trouble Mounts For MGNREGA Despite Government’s Denial

Hockey India Evading RTI Queries, Citing Exceptions Mentioned In Act

The MSP Battle Remains Unresolved Even As India’s Greatest Agriculture Scientist Breathed His Last

G20 Summit: The fine art of creating a media vacuum goes global

Sex Ratio Declined In 13 States Even As More Money Spent On Publicity

Human Trafficking: The Alarming Case Of India’s Missing Girls And Women

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