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Siraj Dutta

How technology undermined workers’ rights in India’s rural job guarantee scheme

Digitising a welfare initiative has led to centralisation, reduced local accountability and transparency, and left workers to navigate a technological abyss.

Siraj Dutta
· Dec 20, 2022 · 09:00 am
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
· Jul 17, 2022 · 09:00 am