NREGA didis of Kurhani

Narayanan, Rajendran (2020) NREGA didis of Kurhani. The Indian Express.

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Abstract

As Jean Dreze recently observed, one of the key ideas behind NREGA was that it would serve as a platform for increasing the overall political capacities of workers. It was hoped that people would organise themselves to collectively demand work and, in the process, learn about other legal and constitutional provisions. While learning about the latter has been patchy, it would, however, be reasonable to say that the NREGA workers, known locally in Kurhani Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar as “NREGA didis”, have grown to assert their rights under NREGA and the National Food Security Act (NFSA). The NREGA didis are members of a people’s collective called MNREGA Watch (MW).

Item Type:	Newspaper Article
Authors:	Narayanan, Rajendran
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	NREGA, Women, Politics
Subjects:	Social sciences > Social problems & services > Other social problems and services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > Research Centre > Centre for Sustainable Employment
Full Text Status:	Public
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5409
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