When a timely transfer becomes a festival gift: Mahatari Vandan and Raksha Bandhan

For many women in Chhattisgarh, the 31st instalment of the Mahatari Vandan Yojana arrived just before Raksha Bandhan. That timing turned a routine cash transfer into a festival gift. In Latori village of Lakhanpur block, Mamta Rajwade says the one thousand rupees a month helped her buy a rakhi, sweets and other essentials for her … Read more