This piece is Part 2 of a two-part series discussing the exclusionary effect of the Aadhaar Act. Section 142 of the Social Security Code was notified in May 2021 and requires employers and unorganised workers …
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Aadhaar and Exclusion: The Public Distribution System in India
Ed Note: [This piece is Part 1 of a 2-part series discussing the exclusionary effect of the Aadhaar Act. In this post, our analyst Nitya Ravichandran, discusses the impact of Section 7 of the Act, …
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Need for a Vaccine Law: Resolving Liability Issues and Ensuring Injury Compensation
The article argues for a specific vaccine law which lays down the rights of vaccine takers and liabilities of vaccine makers and analyzes the demand of global vaccine makers pushing for liability waiver before supply of COVID-19 vaccine to India. Furthermore, the article examines the aspect of vaccine injury compensation in India and argues for building a predictable legal environment for boosting the health sector in India and benefit public health at large.
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