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From Guarantees to Rights: Assessing Karnataka's Experiment with Basic Income and Basic Services
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From Guarantees to Rights: Assessing Karnataka's Experiment with Basic Income and Basic Services
By Prabha Kotiswaran, Ashwin Belur, Madhusree Jana, Jannet Farida Jacob, Jehosh Paul, Narbadeshwar Mishra, Nidhi C and Gale Andrew (2025)
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Valuing Care, Recognising Rights, Reimagining Welfare
By Prabha Kotiswaran, Gale Andrew, and Madhusree Jana (2025)
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Abuse in the Church, Wages for housework, Youth Work Today
BBC Woman's Hour (2025)
News Coverage
A Wage for Housework? India's Sweeping Experiment in Paying Women
BBC (2025)
Feature
Karnataka’s guarantee schemes a boon for women, studies show
Money Control (2025)
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Bouquets and brickbats: multiple studies hail impact but flag flaws in Karnataka’s 5 guarantee schemes
The Indian Express (2025)
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Did Siddaramaiah's free bus ride empower women or bleed Karnataka? Study says…
India Today (2025)
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Interview | Money in women’s hands alters patriarchal setup
Deccan Herald (2025)
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Karnataka's 'Gruha Lakshmis' mostly in control of money but payment delay causing financial stress, says study
Deccan Herald (2025)
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Karnataka’s Guarantee Schemes Driving Sustainable Development Goals, Says Chief Secretary Dr. Shalini Rajneesh
Bengaluru Live (2025)
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Tamil Nadu’s Rs.1,000-a-month cash transfer lifts women’s autonomy, leaves gaps untouched
Frontline (2025)
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49% of Urimai Thogai scheme beneficiaries spend assistance on household goods: study
The Hindu (2025)
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Honorarium not discouraging women from taking up paid work: UK university study on KMUT scheme in TN
The Indian Express (2025)
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Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme in Tamil Nadu: crediting care work by women heads of families
The Hindu (2025)
Journal Article
Women’s Work, Never Done, Now Paid: Assessing Tamil Nadu’s Urimai Thogai Scheme
By Prabha Kotiswaran for World Development (2025)
Journal Article
Revaluing Unpaid Work through Unconditional Cash Transfers: The Case of the Orunodoi Scheme in Assam
By Prabha Kotiswaran for Economic and Political Weekly (2022)
News Coverage
Indian Politicians Vow to Pay Women for Housework as Virus Rages
The Economic Times (2021)
News Coverage
What is a homemaker’s worth?
The Indian Express (2021)
News Coverage
Will Payment for Housework Discourage Women from Paid Work?
IndiaSpend (2021)
Feature
Should women be paid for housework?
BBC Sounds: WorklifeIndia (2021)
News Coverage
Kamal Hassan Proposes Salaries for Housewives
BBC World (2021)
Feature
Should women be paid for household work?
Times of India: Face Off (2022)
Feature
Proposal in India Could Grant Salaries for Housework
The World (2021)
News Coverage
How India calculates the value of women’s housework
BBC News (2021)