The Sen in the Neo-Liberal Developmental Programmes of Kerala

Abstract

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) and Kudumbashree Poverty Alleviation Mission take a different approach to poverty alleviation. When viewed through the lens of capability approach the difference becomes more evident. Both the programmes, through their procedures and outputs, enable the beneficiaries themselves to be the agent of change. People themselves could utilize the opportunities generated by the procedural, output aspect of the programmes to remove their unfreedoms and deprivations to attain their desired functioning for well being. Community development also takes place along with individual development. The convergence of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS and Kudumbashree under the umbrella of the Local Self Government complement each other’s effort in poverty alleviation.

The Kerala model in the time of COVID19: Rethinking state, society and democracy

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“…The scheme was introduced to enhance the livelihood security in rural areas by providing 100 days of wage employment in a financial year. See, Chathukulam & Thottunkel (2010) …”

Politicians, Bureaucrats, and Development: Evidence from India

“…This makes BDOs responsible for roughly US$1.9 billion in NREGS funds in 2012–13 10 . Researchers have also signaled towards the importance of BDOs in NREGS implementation by citing frequent transfer and absence of block officials as a important variable explaining variation in NREGS implementation (Chathukulam and Gireesan 2008, 101). Finally, BDOs also play a critical role in the extent to which they choose to safeguard NREGS from corruption.…”

“…If selection of bureaucrats explains our results we should expect that poor quality BDOs are disproportionately transferred to split blocks. In addition, bureaucrats who are expected to perform worse, such as those that are nearing retirement, should ask to be sent to split blocks where there is less political oversight (Chathukulam and Gireesan 2008).…”

Articulating ‘public interest’ through complexity theory

“…In general, the Kudumbashree programme is acknowledged as a success. It has many awards to its credit, but more importantly, it is a programme that has fascinated academia and as a consequence, it has been studied and theorised by many (see for instance Chathukulam and Thottunkel, 2010;John, 2009;Kadiyala, 2004;Oommen, 2008;Williams et al, 2011Williams et al, , 2012Chettiparamb, 2011). By and large, while these studies do not necessarily claim the absence of any issues in the Kudumbashree, they do broadly concur that the programme as a whole is a success in that it embodies a just approach to poverty alleviation.…”