Adhikari, Dipika <br/><br/>
The welfare trap : How indigenous tenure governance undermines justice and environmental stewardship 

 - Economic & Political Weekly   
 - 61(16), Apr 18, 2026: p.21-23 
<br/><br/> The state’s neo-liberal cash transfer mechanism engenders natural consciousness among Adivasi peoples, which narrows a comprehensive rights framework to a mere land distribution scheme. This techno-patrimonialism produces three critical problems: it diminishes rights-based tenure governance, establishes Adivasi subjectivity while reinforcing hierarchical and hegemonic governance structures, and damages local ecosystems by alienating communities from their traditional environmental stewardship roles, creating a “reverse environmentality.” –Reproduced <br/><br/>https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/16/commentary/welfare-trap.html<br/>