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Dipa Sinha

Modi’s ‘atmanirbhar’ plan does little to help those worst hit by lockdown

Two measures that can address the urgency of the situation are universal food provision and cash transfers.

Dipa Sinha
· May 19, 2020 · 08:00 am
India takes its anganwadi, frontline women health workers for granted – at great cost to itself

Their demands for better pay and work conditions deserve greater attention from the media and the government.

Dipa Sinha
· Sep 20, 2017 · 10:30 am
Will universal maternity entitlements in India remain a pipe dream?

Existing minimal entitlements to women are now being undermined further through the half-hearted Maternity Benefit Programme.

Dipa Sinha
· May 22, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Replacing anganwadis with food sachets will only set India’s nutrition schemes back

The government is likely to announce a new nutrition mission with a bigger role for private companies.

Dipa Sinha
· Nov 10, 2016 · 02:30 pm