Welfare System
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Techno-welfare – delivered by Modi: How cash transfers are manufacturing political power in India
The BJP’s new politics is centred around the PM and has carefully crafted his image as the sole patron and provider, capable of delivering welfare.
Yamini Aiyar
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How Aadhaar authentication is helping dealers siphon off food rations in Jharkhand
A welfare scheme is not the space for technological experiments. In a state with poor nutrition, the government should act against corruption and exclusion.
Siraj Dutta
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More than jobs and cash transfers, Bihar’s poorest want better public health services
Recipients of welfare schemes find it difficult to use cash given to them in the absence of a bankable public health system.
Arunabh Saha, Indiaspend.com
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‘NewREGA’? What we know so far about Rahul Gandhi’s Minimum Income Guarantee promise
The Congress is already calling it a gamechanger, though details are yet to come. How will Narendra Modi respond?
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Why Chhattisgarh ration shops are turning away people without bank accounts
This is probably part of the national push to replace food rations with cash transfers.
Supriya Sharma