When a cash transfer arrives before Rakhi: Mahatari Vandan and the dignity of celebration

For Kusum Shukla of Puhputra village in Surguja district, the 31st instalment of the Mahatari Vandan Yojana came just before Raksha Bandhan. The one thousand rupees did not just sit in her account. It became rakhi and mithai. It became a celebration without anxiety. She can now tie the thread on her brothers’ wrists and … Read more