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 On 26/11 day, he says nation fighting terror now with ‘new policy and new process’ Narendra Modi, PM of India CONTEXT PM recently again pitched for ‘ One Nation, One Election ’, saying it is the need of the country as elections taking place every few months hamper development works. This was suggested at the recently held 80th All India Presiding Officers Conference. He also suggested that only one voter list should be used for Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and other elections. What is ‘One Nation, One Election’? It refers to holding elections to Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, Panchayats and Urban local bodies simultaneously, once in five year. But, what are the challenges posed by frequent elections? Massive expenditure. Policy paralysis that results from the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct during election time. Impact on delivery of essential services. Burden on crucial manpower that is deployed during election time. Puts pressure on political parties, especially sm...

Spending, both by the Centre and the States, need to go up very significantly, it says. Finance Commission Chairman N.K. Singh during an interview with ‘The Hindu’ in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Fifteenth Finance Commission has mooted a greater role for public-private partnerships to ramp up the health infrastructure and scale up public spending on health from 0.95% of GDP to 2.5% by 2024, its chairperson N.K. Singh said on Wednesday. While public outlays should focus on primary health care at the panchayat and municipality level, private players should be relied on for specialty healthcare, he said, hinting that the Commission has recommended steps to fix the skewed availability of healthcare across India as poorer States have the worst facilities. Mr. Singh recommended substantial improvements in the working conditions for doctors in government hospitals, many of whom are hired on a contract basis by States, and the creation of an Indian Medical Service cadre as ...