PROGRESSIVE RATIONALIST

For First, Second and Third tranche See: Twenty lakh crores stimulus package – such a big number The Indian Finance Minister announced the final Fifth tranche of the Atmanirbhar Bharath Abhiyaan Stimulus package on May 17. She has announced many sectoral reforms in her fourth and fifth tranche announcements. Also, she gave the breakup for 20 lakh crores including liquidity, credit guarantee and direct spending. What is the urgency for the sectoral reforms during this pandemic? Does the package is really capable of reviving the economy and helping the situation of distress experienced by the poor, migrant workers etc? Reforms in the core sectors FM announced reforms for the 8 core sectors of the economy in the fourth tranche of the financial stimulus package. The core sectors include Atomic energy, space, Defence, Ordinance factories, Power distribution companies, civil aviation, Minerals and Coal. FM announced there will be Public-Private Partnership in Atomic energy, space and civ...

Due to the nationwide lock-down from March 25, all the economic activities are shut down except for the essential services. Since liquor doesn’t come under essential needs liquor shops have also been closed. Though the pandemic situation is still in persistence, the government has allowed the shops to sell liquor. From then there are so many controversies and debates happening for and against the liquor ban. And the people are also agitating against the opening of liquor shops. So, here we will discuss, whether the country really needs a liquor ban or not, along with other associated aspects. Rights come first Though opening liquor shops during this severe pandemic situation is totally irrational and highly condemnable, I differ in the idea of a complete ban on liquor.  The state cannot interfere or coerce its ideologies to the citizens.  It is the right of people to choose their food or drink . People who don’t eat beef would raise voice to ban cow slaughter and who don’t dri...

Liberalism has been fighting the conservatism for the past 2 centuries at least. The civilization or the community which is liberated had undergone a heavy war against the conservatism. It is not easy to fight the age-old feudal structure, belief, inferior mentality of the people and very importantly those who suppressed the weak for their benefit. Conservatism  is a philosophy promoting traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization ie., basically the structure of the society in any civilization. Despite all discrimination that we have in society the conservatives support the feudal structure. The  Liberalism  is a philosophy based on liberty, consent of the government and equality before the law. Here the society comes out of the traditional structure that discriminates people based on the community they belong to. The law and opportunities are common for everyone. Getting liberated doesn't mean that we lose all our culture, tradition and our...