The ICDS is still only a scheme as it does not place legal obligations on the executive or provide rights to young children.

Any attempt at ‘universalising’ pensions without ensuring some contributions from workers, employers and the government would make it unsustainable in the long run. 

The Siddaramaiah government should explore procurement of ragi and jowar locally by paying the minimum support price to Karnataka’s farmers instead of importing rice from other states.

The Siddaramaiah government should explore procurement of ragi and jowar locally by paying the minimum support price to Karnataka’s farmers instead of importing rice from other states.

The state's RTE protocol on out-of-school children is the first in the country. It has incorporated the provisions of the Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into its own rules.