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An impactful government scheme

To me this appears like an appreciable scheme.A worthwhile subsidy, since the people are benefiting instantaneously from it. Any corruption here will be behind the doors and will not impact the benefactors. People would still realise that there is a cost to everything and will not look for freebies. If the government can maintain the quality and nutrition, this merits replication across all states.All the best to the TN government to maintain this well. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/amma-unavagam-rs5-lakh-a-day-feeds-15-lakh/article5128261.ece?homepage=true

Congress Happy at Narendra Modi's appointment

Amidst the development of the new NCERT primary English text book, where A for apple is being replaced by recent phrases provided by politics, the Congress on Friday reacted happily to the announcement of Narendra Modi's elevation as the BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate. Congress party strategists have their task cut out for them as BJP has primed Narendra Modi to become the single point of failure for their party. "With great power comes great responsibility" - made popular in Spiderman, comes to Modi as he now needs to cast his net of acceptability far and wide.The reason's for Advani's annoyance is known only to him. Whether the denial of that role to him, has led him to feel annoyed is a speculative guess for anyone but Advani himself. But let us give credit to the octagenarian statesman who has made an impact to the BJP's growth and set aside the personal aspiration angle for a while. One of the value propositions that the BJP has been subtly try