Assets disclosure by judges to be made mandatory
The government will soon introduce a Bill making it mandatory for judges to disclose their assets and liabilities. It will also bring in legislation to set up a mechanism to enquire into cases of corruption among judges
UPA win attributed to people's welfare policies
According to both supporters and rivals, the Congress’ success in the recent elections has been largely due to pro-people policies like the NREGS, RTI and the farmer loan waiver scheme
Budget allocates more funds towards panchayat empowerment
The interim budget announced more funds to empower panchayats and an initiative to revitalise the postal department for better delivery of social sector schemes