Urban Inequality and COVID-19: The Crisis at the Heart of the Pandemic

Lévy, Caren; Osuteye, Emmanuel; Anand, Geetika

doi:10.1177/24557471221117018

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“…Researchers, using mobile phone tracking data, placed the scale of the return exodus in the tens of millions, which was much higher than a few million claimed by the government (Nizam et al, 2022). The migration crisis of 2020 exposed the serious vulnerability faced by internal migrant workers in destination sites (Deshingkar, 2022; Levy et al, 2022; Rajan & Cherian, 2021; Sengupta & Jha, 2020), something that had been articulated even before the pandemic (Kundu & Saraswati, 2012). It also led to calls for more welfare support for migrant workers (Bhagat & Kumar, 2021; Deshingkar et al, 2022) and put the spotlight on the urgent rollout of ONORC.…”

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One Nation, One Ration, Limited Interstate Traction: Migration and PDS Portability in India

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Jha

2024

Urbanisation

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The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme started in India in 2019—with all states on board since mid-2022—enabling interstate portability of the public distribution system (PDS) for migrants to access subsidised foodgrains. This article reviews the progress of the policy so far, compares interstate PDS portability with intrastate PDS portability, and identifies key ONORC districts where offtake appears to be occurring frequently. It documents the limited traction of interstate PDS portability with less than half a million monthly transactions, in stark contrast to over 20 million monthly transactions being conducted under the umbrella of intrastate portability. Both demand- and supply-side factors appear to be at work in constraining the ONORC interstate PDS portability at present and easing these constraints could substantially increase the adoption of the benefits. These measures include better stock management at fair price shops considering the intra-year seasonality of migration and focus on specific migration corridors through publicity campaigns targeted towards migrant workers.

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One Nation, One Ration, Limited Interstate Traction: Migration and PDS Portability in India

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Jha

2024

Urbanisation

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“…In addition, their economic, social and political rights are compromised at urban destinations; despite being formal citizens, their substantive citizenship rights remain unfulfilled (Bhagat & Kumar, 2021). The pandemic, in turn, has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities and accentuated poverty, precarity and informality of migrant workers (Levy et al, 2022; Sengupta & Jha, 2020).…”

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