Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 26 April 2022
Contents
- Why reforming the system of free food is necessary
- Understanding the Olga Tellis Judgment
Why Reforming the System of Free Food is Necessary
Context
The release of two new working papers, one from the World Bank and the other from the IMF, has led to a renewed debate on poverty in India.
Relevance
GS-III: Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices; Public Distribution System – Objectives, Functioning, Limitations, Revamping; Issues of Buffer Stocks and Food Security; Technology Missions; Economics of Animal-Rearing.
Dimensions of the Article
- A substantial decline in extreme poverty in India
- How much should be the coverage under NFSA, 2013?
- Issues with the wide coverage
- What more can be done?
- Conclusion
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Understanding the Olga Tellis Judgment
Context
A 37-year-old Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court which held that pavement dwellers are different from trespassers. This may become a game-changer in the Jahangirpuri case.
Relevance
GS-I: Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
Dimensions of the Article
- What is the Olga Tellis judgment?
- Key takeaways of the Judgment
- What led to the judgment?
- What were the questions discussed before the Supreme Court?
- What was the State government’s defense?
- How did the Supreme Court rule?
- Way Forward
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