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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Smarter than Aadhaar -Reetika Khera

Smarter than Aadhaar -Reetika Khera

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published Published on Nov 28, 2019   modified Modified on Nov 28, 2019
-The Indian Express

Viable solutions to PDS portability are being ignored in the push for Aadhaar.

Migrants’ woes are often invoked in making a case for portability of benefits in the public distribution system (PDS). Most recently, an article (‘A hundred small steps’, IE, September 26) did just that. However, in many cases of short-term seasonal migration (a dominant form in India), only one or two of the household members migrate, leaving the ration card behind for the rest of the family to use. What proportion of migrants would prefer to draw their ration at the place of work rather than in their village is a key piece of the puzzle in understanding the extent to which portability of PDS benefits is valued by migrants.

If the food security of migrants is the motivating concern, this need is probably better met by other initiatives such as Tamil Nadu’s Amma canteens or Karnataka’s Indira canteens, which provide heavily subsidised meals. Such community kitchens have quietly become popular across the country — Jharkhand’s dal-bhaat kendras, Delhi’s Jan Aahaar kiosks, and others in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh are such initiatives. Of course, protecting migrants from exploitation through stricter enforcement of their rights as labourers will go much further.

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The Indian Express, 28 November, 2019, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/aadhaar-pds-public-distribution-system-6140150/


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