Daily Practice Sheet 17 April 2021

Aadhar glitches related denial of benefits

On analysing the responses of those from ration-card-holding households, (four-fifths of the 12,000+ electors interviewed said their household held one), it turned out that 28% or over one in four households denied foodgrains due to non-possession/production of an Aadhaar ID or because their Aadhaar biometric details didn’t match or on account of technical or server issues. (Lokniti-CSDS survey 2019)
While 28% of respondents belonging to ration card-holding households in rural areas were refused ration due to Aadhaar-related issues at some point, in urban areas this was 27%.
In both rural and urban areas, the poorest were worst affected – 39% of households with a monthly income below Rs 2,000 said they were at some point denied PDS ration due to Aadhaar problems.

Judicial Pendency

There are nearly 4.4 crore cases pending in Indian courts at all levels—the Supreme Court, the high courts and the district/taluka courts.
Lower courts are short of more than 20% of the sanctioned strength.

GS1: Society

Judiciary as a male bastion is a disservice to justice. Onus is on the institution not women to fix this gender deficit. Comment. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS2: Governance

With educational institutions shut for over a year, how does the future of education look in a Covid-altered world? Is the idea of a university as a physical space under threat? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS2: Polity

Critically examine the role of the government schemes in restoring purity and biodiversity of river Ganga over the years with focus on Namami Gange. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS2: IR

What is vaccine diplomacy? How does it go with the concept of National Interest? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS3: Security

GS4: Ethics