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Dialogues for democracy, lessons from Rajasthan

Sakina Dhorajiwala Puma Chandra Kishan Rajendran Narayanan Federalism and good governance need engagement between people and officials, as the MGNREGA programme shows

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The minimum wage solution

Rajendran Narayanan Sakina Dhorajiwala While indexation of the NREGA wages is critical, lifting them to the minimum wage would help workers and the economy

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A bridge to nowhere

Sakina Dhorajiwala Jean Drèze Niklas Wagner Poor people are running from pillar to post as the Aadhaar payment bridge routinely obstructs their welfare benefits