भोजन का अधिकार अभियान,झारखंड राज्य सम्मलेन
Callous Indifferent attitude of Statutory Human Rights Bodies in respect of dealing starvation death and Hunger related issues in Odisha (Few case studies)
Human Rights Bodies like National Human Rights
Commission, State Human Rights Commission has been constituted to protect human
rights of the people in the country. As per Protection
of Human Rights Act,1993, these statutory bodies are required to hear
the complaint cases relating to violation of human rights and give justice to the
victims by directing appropriate authority to take
action against the law violator
and awarding compensation to the affected persons. But the callousness and indifferent attitude of
these bodies has
endangered the life and livelihood
of the common people and standing as stumbling
block for protection of human rights. I cite herewith
few examples in this regard.
A Renewed PDS
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An efficient public distribution system (PDS) is a life support extended by the State to people living below the poverty line, which, the way it is officially defined, is more like a “starvation line”.
Many states have been supplying essential food items and kerosene to poor households through the PDS with varying degrees of success but supply of only wheat/rice, iodised salt and sugar alone is not adequate to meet the nutrition needs of the people.
Many states have been supplying essential food items and kerosene to poor households through the PDS with varying degrees of success but supply of only wheat/rice, iodised salt and sugar alone is not adequate to meet the nutrition needs of the people.
India Matters: Bihar - A reality check
India Matters: Bihar - A reality check
Mahadalits is a term coined by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the poorest and most marginalized among Dalits. 21 castes are included in the Mahadalit category, ostensibly for their socio- economic development and for better targetting of government schemes. Bihar has also become the first state to set up a Mahadalit Development Commission. Some view this as Nitish Kumar's attempt to carve out a voter base of his own. But the chief minister says the development of Mahadalits is at the top of his priorities and that his vision of development is an inclusive one. The chief minister has flaunted economic data to show how effective policies and governance have created a resurgent Bihar. But how do these claims translate on the ground, particularly for those at the centre of the state's politics?
Wasted food for thought
That one-third of the food produced annually for human consumption is wasted is in itself unconscionable in a world where 870 million, or one in eight people, go hungry every day. A United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation report now says that this high volume of wastage that occurs right through the food supply chain exerts an adverse impact on land, water, biodiversity and climate change. This impact is in addition to the green house gas emissions that are known to result from current patterns of food production, processing, marketing and consumption associated with global commercial flows.
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