{"id":304713,"date":"2024-07-17T19:23:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=304713"},"modified":"2024-07-17T19:23:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:53:20","slug":"impact-of-schemes-on-social-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/impact-of-schemes-on-social-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of schemes on social ties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong>This post on Impact of schemes on social ties<\/strong> has been created based on the article \u201cLaapataa Ladies: How public policy impacts personal choice and social ties<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian express<\/strong>\u201d on 17 July 2024.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus<\/strong>-GS Paper-2- Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation<\/p>\n

Context-<\/strong> Recently, news from Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh, reported that eleven married women allegedly eloped with their lovers after receiving \u20b940,000 from the government’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) cash-for-housing scheme.<\/p>\n

The National Family Health Survey shows that only 13% of women aged 15-49 own a house independently, and 29% have joint ownership. To address gender gaps in asset ownership, government programs encourage women to be primary beneficiaries of welfare schemes.<\/p>\n

Read More-<\/strong> Challenges facing India\u2019s public housing programs<\/a><\/p>\n

How can economic autonomy ensure personal freedom for women?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Empowering Women Through Cash Transfers -F<\/strong>eminist scholars and activists emphasize that government cash transfers to women can boost their intra-household bargaining power. Such transfers may enable women to leave unhappy or abusive marriages. The recent incident shows that romantic independence is often supported by financial independence.<\/p>\n

2) Research Findings<\/strong>: Research over 15 years shows that most Indian women see economic independence as essential for their emotional and sexual freedom.<\/p>\n

What issues exist in how current policies percieve marginalized communities?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) \u00a0\u00a0Women as Passive Recipients <\/strong>-It views women as merely passive recipients of welfare benefits or as a uniform voting bloc.<\/p>\n

2) Empowerment<\/strong>: It overlooks women’s empowerment beyond stereotypes of “good behavior” or victimhood. The incident in Maharajganj demonstrates that women can make independent choices, even when those choices challenge societal norms.<\/p>\n

3) Welfare Program Evaluation<\/strong>– There is a lack of comprehensive approach to evaluating welfare programs that extends beyond merely measuring consumption and leakages.<\/p>\n

4) Social Impact of Welfare Schemes:<\/strong> There is insufficient research and documentation on how safety nets affect existing power structures and interpersonal relationships.<\/p>\n

What should be the way forward?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Inclusive Public Programs <\/strong>-Public programs that support an equitable and inclusive economy can relieve families and marriages from societal pressures and discriminatory norms surrounding love<\/p>\n

2) Qualitative Research<\/strong> -There is a need for more qualitative research on how welfare programs like MGNREGA and self-help groups affect labor power and community dynamics.<\/p>\n

3) Beneficiaries as Individuals with Aspirations<\/strong> -It’s important to see beneficiaries as real people with hopes for love, joy, and purpose, rather than just data points used for tracking votes or program participation.<\/p>\n

Question for practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the problems with how current policies perceive marginalized communities?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Impact of schemes on social ties has been created based on the article \u201cLaapataa Ladies: How public policy impacts personal choice and social ties\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian express\u201d on 17 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2- Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design… Continue reading Impact of schemes on social ties<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[300,212,10500],"class_list":["post-304713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-governance","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}