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Continue The Additional Foodgrains Scheme: A Critical Lifesaver During COVID, It Remains Greatly Needed
The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana’s five additional kilograms of foodgrains per person kept hunger at bay for 80 crore people during the pandemic. Economic conditions remain just as dire for the poor. High inflation makes extra purchases of foodgrains at market rates to meet their household needs an unlikely proposition.
Celebrate Civic Political Action for its Own Sake
The battleground for substantive democracy in India has largely been outside the electoral arena in the form of citizen-led mobilisations. In 2023, when state polls will dominate discussions, the challenge will be to preserve this space.
From Rights to Duties: The Deliberate Remaking of the Citizen
Citizens in this formulation are enablers of government working toward fulfilling its goals, rather than active, rights-bearing stakeholders.