Leela, a widow, was one of the 100 women in the area who voluntarily opted for the ‘Delhi Cash Transfer’ pilot study, organized by the NGO Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). “I earn about Rs 2,500 per month. Apart from the wheat from PDS shops, with the extra Rs 1,000, I could buy sugar, oil, spices. I did not have to stand in queues outside PDS shops or government hospitals, ”says the mother of 10, all of whom were married.
Also, says Leela, who now stays with one of her sons, "for the first time, I could save some money". […]
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