Dipa Sinha

Why Chandrababu Naidu's Cash Incentives Aren't the Right Response to Demographic Change Like population control measures, incentivising having more children is oblivious to people’s right to reproductive choice or women’s bodily autonomy. @sinhadipa✍️ thewire.in/rights/why-cha…

“It is mostly rice and watery lentils, with vegetables only occasionally. Hardly any nutrients," @sinhadipa tells me.The amount of money needed for a nutritious meal is not available;the cost per unit has not been adequately revised for years. Meanwhile, food prices have gone up

Cash Transfers For Women Before Elections "What are they compensating for – failure of the economy in creating decent jobs esp. for women, low and sticky incomes and wages, poor quality and access of public services for education, health?" @sinhadipa thewire.in/government/cas…

Fresh off the press! #Growth of 2004-11 was as much a story of mass consumption of workers of the informal sector as it is of #inequality and lack of formal #Jobs. Political will matters even under the neoliberal order @sinhadipa and I write for @epw_in tinyurl.com/3SectorEPW

Today, 2nd Feb 2026, @ 20 years of #MGNREGA a #mahapanchayat in Jaipur. Women workers from Rajasthan gather under the banner #mgnregaBachaoMorcha to declare their intention to unseat anyone who takes away their lifeline - the #RightToWork . हर हाथ को काम दो , काम का पूरा दाम दो!

#GenderBudget fell to 8.01% of total budget in 2025–26RE, down from 8.86% in the BE. While it is projected to rise to 9.37% in 2026–27BE, the increase is largely driven by Parts B&C, partly reflecting improved reporting. #Budget2026 #UnionBudget @FinMinIndia @nsitharamanoffc

Comment | The arena of welfare spending has now shifted to the States, while the Centre continues to drive the agenda by legislating and setting norms. #BudgetWithTheHindu ✍️@sinhadipa trib.al/VEmK88b

FM Budget Speech: 90 minutes without a single word on employment guarantee, maternity benefits, social security pensions, midday meals, child nutrition, social policy - zero. And of course, not a single word on children, yet again.

Very imp articulation on the power & positives of NREGA by a solid economist @upasak_das in today's Economic Times @roadscholarz @LibtechIndia @NREGA_Sangharsh @sinhadipa economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-com…

After NREGA, RTE and NFSA. Dainik Bhaskar's front page headline

As 2025 comes to a close, @PrachiSalve11 speaks with @pcmohanan, @parakala, Prof Arun Kumar, and @sinhadipa to understand the current state of India’s data quality, periodicity and transparency, and what that means for evidence-driven policymaking in India indiaspend.com/governance/ind…

“It takes two days to repeal an Act that has been in force for 20 years, but we civilians need to give 10 days of notice to register our protest.” No right to work No right to protest But India is still a democracy scroll.in/latest/1089435…

The manner, timing & the contents of the new VB-GRAMG bill are a cause of concern - no consultation with unions & workers groups. It shows how the govt has rammed legislation as a pattern, says Dipa Sinha in her interview with @Saumya_Kalia Read it here: behanbox.com/2025/12/18/the…

Letter by @manojkjhadu on the repeal of NREGA. Down with the new bill. @NREGA_Sangharsh @Jayati1609 @nikhilmkss @sinhadipa

एक और जुमला? जी राम जी VB–G RAM G Bill Formalises MGNREGS' Disintegration m.thewire.in/article/govern… via @thewire_In

@KamayaniSwami and I wrote reflected on the role of women voters in Bihar elections - Did Parties Really Hear What Bihar Women Want? m.thewire.in/article/gender… via @thewire_In

We see an eerie similarity in SIR by @ECISVEEP with the structural codification of exclusions arising in welfare due to some tech initiatives by the union govt. @samalochana & I write in today's Hindu

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Union Govt has mandated Face Recognition in Anganwadis to give rations to pregnant women & children. This potentially results in exclusions, increases burden on Anganwadi workers & escalates the tension between authenticating & 'the authentic'. @sinhadipa & I write @the_hindu