When a cash transfer feels like a brother’s gift: Mahatari Vandan and the dignity of choice

For Punam Dhavaria of Sarbahra in Gourela Pendra Marwahi district, the 31st instalment of the Mahatari Vandan Yojana arrived just before Raksha Bandhan. The one thousand rupees did not just sit in her account. It became festival preparations, household essentials and a sense of ease during a time when expenses multiply. She calls the timely … Read more