Press Reports

Trupti Gilada was crying on national TV, ‘Never seen anything like this,’ as she struggled to save Corona patients lying even in the hospital corridors. She is an infectious diseases specialist at Unison Medicare & Research Centre, Mumbai, she broke down on national TV on 21 April 2021.

The short answer is no! Chief Minister Thackeray is managing to do an admirable job of not only keeping his flock together but also managing one of the worst health crises that the state has faced. This, by someone who did not even want to be the Chief Minister.

With fast-approaching elections in Uttar Pradesh, the question frequently being asked in the context of BJP winning the elections again is about whether Yogi Adityanath is governing well? The short answer is yes!

It was 5:15 pm on 28th October 2020 when I told Dr Shashi Panja, “You will see a massive payback in the election results next year for all the good work done by Didi in West Bengal and that I have had the pleasure and opportunity of studying over the years”. Dr Shashi Panja was even then the Cabinet Minister for the Department of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal and the occasion was the Valedictory of 67th SKOCH Summit.

The short answer is, yes! Our research has been ongoing at project level outcomes even under Rupani as Chief Minister. And the results thus far are very promising.

The June edition of the National Multi-Institutional Survey on MSMEs in India shows that 67% respondents need a moratorium of another 12 to 18 months. This figure was 65% in April and had gone down to 54% in May.

62% MSMEs are cutting jobs, 77% MSMEs need emergency funds, 78% MSMEs are cutting salaries, Direct benefit transfer required. In collaboration with Federation of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME); Bhartiya Vitta Salahkar Samiti and Tax Law Educare Society (TALES).

Aarogya Setu app can play a very significant role in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and its scope should be widened to include the services like telemedicine, teleconsultation and health insurance, according to a national survey conducted by SKOCH Group amongst three stakeholder groups: MSMEs, Lawyers & Economists, and Doctors & Public Health Professionals.

SKOCH Group conducted a national level multi-institutional survey of MSMEs in India in collaboration with Federation of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME); Bhartiya Vitta Salahkar Samiti (BVSS); and, Tax Law Educare Society (TALES).