‘Bulk of Jharkhand’s deleted ration cards weren’t fake’
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In news:
The randomised control study found
90% of ration cards deemed fake and deleted by the Jharkhand government between 2016 and 2018 actually belonged to existing, valid households.
Almost 56% of these deleted ration cards were not linked with Aadhaar.
18 starvation deaths have been reported in Jharkhand due to lack of access to subsidised food, mostly because beneficiaries’ ration cards were not linked to Aadhaar.
Government data
5.9% (1.44 lakh) ration cards were deleted out of a total 24.5 lakh cards
Study found 88%, were found to belong to valid beneficiary families
Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 21st February 2020
A randomized controlled trial is a type of scientific (often medical) experiment that aims to reduce certain sources of bias when testing the effectiveness of new treatments;
This is accomplished by randomly allocating subjects to two or more groups, treating them differently, and then comparing them with respect to a measured response.
One group—the experimental group—has the intervention being assessed, while the other—usually called the control group—has an alternative condition, such as a placebo or no intervention.
The groups are followed under conditions of the trial design to see how effective the experimental intervention was.
Treatment efficacy is assessed in comparison to the control. There may be more than one treatment group or more than one control group.
Back in the late 1990s, this was not a well-known concept, let alone a widely practised research method. Moreover, research in economics was still largely theoretical although the shift in a more empirical direction had already started.
