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Veena Shatrugna

Cash Transfers and UID

Vol - XLVIII No. 01, January 05, 2013 | M S Swaminathan, Bezwada Wilson, Shantha Sinha, Veena Shatrugna, Aruna Roy, Gautam Mody, Jean Dreze, Bina Agarwal, Utsa Patnaik, and Amiya Kumar Bagchi

We support cash transfers such as old-age pensions, widow pensions, maternity entitlements and scholarships. However, we oppose the government’s plan for accelerated mass conversion of welfare schemes to Unique Identification Authority (UID)-driven cash transfers. This plan could cause havoc and massive social exclusion. We demand the following:

(1) No replacement of food with cash under the public distribution system (PDS).

(2) Immediate enactment of a comprehensive National Food Security Act (NFSA), including universal PDS.

Political Challenges to Universal Access to Healthcare

Vol - XLVII No. 08, February 25, 2012 | R Srivatsan and Veena Shatrugna

While welcoming the report of the High Level Expert Group on Universal Health Coverage for India for its comprehensive vision and many well-conceived recommendations, this article focuses on the conditions needed for its promise to bear fruit. Towards this, it explores the political dimension, which comprises the forces and interests that come into play to shape and reconfigure administrative policy and its implementation.

Aarogyasri Healthcare Model: Advantage Private Sector

Vol - XLVI No. 49, December 03, 2011 | R Srivatsan, Rajan Shukla, and Veena Shatrugna

Andhra Pradesh's Aarogyasri programme has placed health on the political map in the state and is popular with the masses. However, corporate hospitals handle the biggest share of the cases and there is no provision for outpatient treatment of everyday illnesses that affect the working capacity of the patient. The focus on tertiary healthcare to the exclusion of all other forms of medical assistance leads to an inefficient medical care model with a low level of real impact on meeting the needs of healthcare and the health of the population. There is need for a debate on the healthcare and techno-commercial performance of the programme, especially if it is going to be copied by other states and even by the centre in introducing some form of universal healthcare.

Backpain, the Feminine Affliction

Vol - XXV No. 17, April 28, 1990 | Leela Raman, Nirmala Soundarajan, P Sundaraiah, and Veena Shatrugna

Veena Shatrugna, Nirmala Soundarajan P Sundaraiah, Leela Raman Medical practice does not find women's diseases exciting

Experiencing Drudgery

Vol - XXV No. 16, April 21, 1990 | Veena Shatrugna

Experiencing Drudgery Veena Shatrugna Labour Pains and Labour Power