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61(16), Apr 18, 2026: p.21-23 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 https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/16/commentary/welfare-trap.html Economic & Political Weekly 260505