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Jul 4 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
On July 1, MGNREGA formally ceased to exist, bringing to a close one of independent India's most consequential social welfare programmes. Its legacy, and the questions it raised about rights and the state's obligations, will continue to shape debates on work in rural India. 🧵
Governments of every political dispensation have sought to hollow out India’s rural employment guarantee scheme. Only a mass movement that keeps the vulnerable at its centre can make the MGNREGA what it is supposed to be.
Sowmya Sivakumar wrote: theindiaforum.in/article/underm…
Jan 21, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Thread: On 5 June 2020, amidst growing concern over the seismic collapse of the economy and the spread of the pandemic, the Government of India promulgated three bills on agricultural marketing. The bills made into laws in Sep 2020 were met with severe criticism and protests.
.@_SudhaNarayanan offered a detailed explanation and critique of the new laws that soon became one of the most widely read and cited articles on the controversial legislation. theindiaforum.in/article/three-…
