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Migrant workers lost in administrative transition
The transition of Malanpur from rural to urban administration disrupted access to government entitlements for informal Sahariya migrant workers. Families who had moved from Dabra for daily-wage work found themselves caught between administrative systems and unable to rely on social-security protections.
The article uses these experiences to show how changes in local governance can deepen insecurity when records, eligibility and grievance systems do not move with residents. It was co-written by Anusha R and Zenith co-founder Swapnil Shukla.
Migrant workers lost in administrative transition
The transition of Malanpur from rural to urban administration disrupted access to government entitlements for informal Sahariya migrant workers. Families who had moved from Dabra for daily-wage work found themselves caught between administrative systems and unable to rely on social-security protections.
The article uses these experiences to show how changes in local governance can deepen insecurity when records, eligibility and grievance systems do not move with residents. It was co-written by Anusha R and Zenith co-founder Swapnil Shukla.
Migrant workers lost in administrative transition
The transition of Malanpur from rural to urban administration disrupted access to government entitlements for informal Sahariya migrant workers. Families who had moved from Dabra for daily-wage work found themselves caught between administrative systems and unable to rely on social-security protections.
The article uses these experiences to show how changes in local governance can deepen insecurity when records, eligibility and grievance systems do not move with residents. It was co-written by Anusha R and Zenith co-founder Swapnil Shukla.
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