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Ehsas; the boldest step of Federal Government to alleviate Poverty

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On March 27, 2018, PTI government has started a unique and biggest programme  for Poverty alleviation, Ehsas, which is said to be the basis of putting an end to inequality and financial imbalance in the society, it'll be beginning for creation of Welfare State. Rashid Hussain Poverty Alleviation Programmes are governmental programmes, aimed at the removal of poverty and upliftment of those who are classified as poor. These programmes mainly concentrate on rural areas, where poverty is common, mainly due to their location, climatic conditions, and limited infrastructure. Many developed countries have launched big poverty alleviation programmes in the past, and India had initiated The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or the MGNREGA which offers 100 days of employment to every household in rural areas is perhaps the largest poverty alleviation programme in the world. Prime Minister Imran Khan released the policy statement of his poverty alleviation progra...

Prolonged Violent Demonstration in France

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Prolonged Violent Yellow Vest Demonstration in France Yellow vest truck drivers' violent protest Rashid Hussain  drivers and motorists have been protesting against the rise in the price of diesel. In France, It was believed that diesel was less pollutant than petrol, but now more tax on diesel has been imposed. Protesters have chosen high visible yellow jackets to put on while demonstrating, the movement is known as "Gilet Jaunes" in French for Yellow Vest. The peaceful movement soon became a rebellion, protesters are not willing to put an end to the protest despite Government's proposals for decreasing price and engaging in more constructive debate. Motorists in rural and outer suburban France were already angry with President Macron for implementation of the reduction in the speed limit on most two-lane roads from 90 kph to 80 kph, in July 2018. At that time, bikers had also staged protests. Both steps; rise in fuel price and the reduction in the speed l...