Journal of Social Welfare and Management

The global pandemic has forced governments across the world to rethink how public   policy should be formulated. COVID-19 hit the world in a spectacular fashion, forcing  governments to create public policy solutions quickly. As has been well documented
in the global media, civil servants, policymakers and politicians had to make tough  decisions that have had an impact on people’s daily lives. Lockdown measures were  common in 2020 and 2021; in some political quarters, lockdown measures were seen to
be too stringent, raising questions as to whether people really live in a democratic society.  The authors of this paper will provide a critical narrative on health policy responses to  COVID-19 in the United Kingdom and India geographical context.
 

The concept of “sustainable development” is ride on three interdependent standards:  social and economic development, along with environmental protection. Sustainable  Development has attracted much attention in the academic, governance, planning and
development intervention space. Therefore, this study focuses on the facts on sustainable  development aimed to meet requirements of new generation without compromising the  strength of future generations. To achieve this aim, this paper focuses on the role of  G20 towards Sustainable Development including pillars, Goals, Empowering the G20 for  Urgent SDG Progress, Economic Access, National fund Mobilization, Industrialization, Business, incorruption, Growth, Innovation, Health etc. These targets followed by  specific suggestions will make the economic growth of the region's countries sustainable.  A holistic approach for sustainability would require registering the potentials of its  strong pillars.
 

A Comparative Study of Indirect Tax Revenue between   Pre and Post GST Regime
 

The novel speaks on behalf of numberless people who are affected by the traumatic   experience by the partition of Bengal. The protagonist of the novel Kalyani leaves her  birthplace rather forcefully when she was in her adolescent period and has given her heart  to a dark young man. From being born and brought up in a well to do family in Bangladesh  to work like a serving woman to her aunt, being bullied at college and home, she was  disillusioned by the harshness of life. She had a strong connection with her motherland. But unfortunately due to the effect of partition her father chose to send her at Kolkata  with her brothers. But her soul was connected with the nature, the soil of Bangladesh.  The motif of soil, river and trees are very much imbibed into her consciousness and her existence. Life has taught her many lessons but the memory of her childhood friends,  the freshness and attachment of her birthplace was the greatest treasure hidden in her  heart. She remembered all those traditions of Bengali community, their folk beliefs and   customs, stories, myths perfectly and thus she never forgets her birthplace. She bore the   emptiness of life with one hope that one day she will visit that pious land again which  she does after thirty years. Facing the ruthless reality she understands her dream haven has drastically changed. She goes through an inner struggle to reconnect innocence and  affection with her home, motherland and nature, her friends and folks.